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A Mammals World
Mammal Characteristics:

1. Bear live young 
2. Maintain a constant body temperature  (warm blooded) 
3. Have differentiated teeth (canines, incisors, premolars, and molars) 
4. Will have two sets of teeth in their life 
5. Will have four limbs (two legs, two arms, fins and flippers)


The 11 Mammal Groups:

1. Egg-laying
2. Flying
3. Toothless
4. Marsupials (pouched)
5. Carnivores
6. Insectivores
7. Rodents
8. Ungulates (hoofed)
9. Trunk-nosed
10. Marine
11. Primates


Examples of Animals in the Mammal Groups:

1. Egg-laying (duck-billed platypus, spiny echidnea)
2. Flying (bat)
3. Toothless (armadillo, anteater, sloth)
4. Marsupials (kangaroo, koala, opossum, wallaby)
5. Carnivores (dog, cat, bear)
6. Insectivores (mole, shrew, hedgehog)
7. Rodents (mouse, rat, squirrel, chipmunk, beaver, prairie dog)
8. Ungulates (cow, sheep, goat, pig, camel, giraffe, deer)
9. Trunk-nosed (elephant)
10. Marine (whale, dolphin, manatee)
11. Primates (monkey, ape, lemur, gorilla)

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