Monotremes Marsupials and Placental Mammals Mammal Orders Monotremes Marsupials and Placental Mammals
Monotremes Egg laying mammals Incubate eggs like birds Most primitive of mammals Ex) Spiny anteater, Duckbilled platypus
Spiny Anteater
Duckbilled Platypus
Marsupials Pouched animals Undeveloped young at birth Young carried for many months Ex) Kangaroo, Koala, & Wombat
Kangaroos
Koala Bears
Wombat
Placental Mammals Develop inside mother’s placenta Placenta is attached to the mother in her uterus. Gestation period differs b/t animals
Placental Mammals
Placental Mammals
Placental Mammals
Placental Mammals
Anteater [http://www. abc. net [http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/~phwl/mt/public/archives/old/photos/ll/original/echidna.jpg] Kangaroo [http://www.micktravels.com/australia/oreillys/027-female_eastern_grey_kangaroo_and_joey.jpg] Koala Bears [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.koala.net/media/koala%2520mums.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.koala.net/media/indexjp.htm&h=1760&w=1362&sz=838&tbnid=NlObAKsdQWlEJM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=116&hl=en&start=6&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkoala%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
Wolf [http://fohn.net/wolf-pictures-facts/wolf-winter_1024x768.jpg] Horse [http://www.stylesdb.com/screenshots/avatars/samples/horses.jpg] German Shepard [http://thelittlelogcabin.homestead.com/files/GermanShepard.jpg] Fox [http://a3.cpimg.com/image/0F/5B/851983-2053-032002CF-.jpg]