Mammals… It’s A Fact!  Most have hair or fur  Vertebrates – backbone  Most babies are born alive  Have two pairs of limbs  Warm-blooded  Young feed on mother’s milk  They can reproduce endothermic

Mammal Diversity  Live Birth  egg laying  Marsupial – pouched  Marine  flying

Who Am I? I am the only mammal that has wings and has achieved true flight… Bat

What Can We Learn From A Skull?  Protects the…  Tells what the animal…  Forward facing eyes, predator…  Side facing eyes, prey… BRAIN EATS BINOCULAR MONOCULAR

It’s Cold Outside! It takes a great deal of energy (FOOD) to generate body heat, which explains why mammals need to eat more than other animals.

You Are What You Eat!  Herbivore  Carnivore  Omnivore Plant Eater Meat Eater Plants & Meat

Is it more of an advantage to be a herbivore, carnivore, or an omnivore in the wild? omnivore

Teeth Tell A Story Most mammals have 2 kinds of teeth  Flat front teeth for nipping  Pointed and sharp, stabbing & grabbing  Back teeth for grinding & chewing incisors canines molars

Did You Know? Marine mammals have limbs modified into… Flippers and Flukes

What Can We Learn From Tracks?  Identification  Speed  Direction  Activity

Who Walked This Way?  Quadruped  Balance  Stability  Speed 4 legs on the ground  Upright Position  Monkey, human, raccoon

Quiz Time!  Meat eater  Plant eater  Forward facing eyes  The hunter  Ability to maintain body temperature  Having a backbone  Flat front teeth carnivore herbivore binocular predator Warm-blooded vertebrate incisors