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polar bear and cubs okapi faunal realms goat herding Steller's sea cow bottlenose dolphins journey of a fertilized egg embryonic development leopard Yellowstone wolf pack
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polar bear and cubs
mammal summary
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Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
Ultimate Animals Quiz
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
The cheetah is the fastest land animal over short distances. It has become an endangered species in Africa, and is almost extinct in Asia. Cheetah mother with young. Cheetah cubs
Moms of the Animal Kingdom Quiz
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5 Vertebrate Groups
Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.
9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals
cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth
7 Questions About Mammals Answered
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) swimming on the surface of a creek. Water Australia mammal monotreme
Why Is the Platypus a Mammal?
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
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World Data Locator Map: Australia
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Why do these animals hibernate?
Plot twist: bears aren't true hibernators.
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Which mammals have the shortest and longest gestations
Learn how the length of gestation varies among animals such as elephants and opposums.
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polar bear and cubs
Mother polar bear nursing her cubs (Ursus maritimus).
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okapi
Okapi (Okapia johnstoni).
© Steffen Foerster Photography/Shutterstock.com
faunal realms
Faunal realms and major regions of the world.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
goat herding
Herding goats along the ancient Silk Road, northern Takla Makan Desert, China.
Bob Thomason/Tony Stone Worldwide
Steller's sea cow
The Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), extinct since the 18th century,...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
bottlenose dolphins
A newborn bottlenose dolphin calf swimming alongside its mother at SeaWorld amusement...
PRNewsFoto/SeaWorld San Diego/AP Images
journey of a fertilized egg
The journey of a fertilized egg in a woman. In mammals, eggs are released by the...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
embryonic development
The state of development of a human embryo at the seventh week of pregnancy.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
leopard
Leopard (Panthera pardus) grooming her cub in the Masai Mara National Reserve,...
Digital Vision/Thinkstock
Yellowstone wolf pack
Wolves in a pack in Yellowstone National Park. Wolves are territorial mammals, and...
Doug Smith/U.S. National Park Service
hibernating bats
A cluster of Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus)...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
survivorship curve
Type I, II, and III survivorship curves. A survivorship curve is the graphic representation...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
brown bear
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) running across the water in Katmai National Park...
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parallel evolution of marsupial and placental mammals
Parallel evolution of marsupial mammals in Australia and placental mammals on other...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
skin
A cross section of mammalian skin and its underlying structures.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
African lion
A yawning African lion (Panthera leo) showing its long canine teeth.
© Jay Bo/Shutterstock.com
internal structure of a human long bone
Internal structure of a human long bone, with a magnified cross section of the interior....
© Merriam-Webster Inc.
ear structures
The structures of the outer, middle, and inner ear.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
facial musculature: dog
Lateral view of facial musculature of a dog.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
nephron of the kidney
Each nephron of the kidney contains blood vessels and a special tubule. As the filtrate...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
male reproductive organs
Sagittal section of the male reproductive organs, showing the prostate gland and...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
uterus
The uterus is an inverted pear-shaped muscular organ of the female reproductive system,...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
heart
Cross section of a four-chambered heart.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
heart
The human heart in situ.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain
Medial view of the left hemisphere of the human brain.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
mammal phylogeny
Mammal phylogeny.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Lystrosaurus
Therapsids, such as Lystrosaurus, were mammal-like reptiles that thrived...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Morganucodon
The extinct Morganucodon lived 200 million years ago.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Castorocauda
Castorocauda weighed 500 to 800 grams (1.1 to 1.8 pounds) and was almost...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
mammalian pituitary gland
Elements in a generalized mammalian pituitary gland.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Batodonoides vanhouteni
Batodonoides vanhouteni, an extinct ancestor of modern shrews and moles,...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
vertebrate: skeleton
Selected vertebrate skeletons.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Figure 1: General structure of the mammalian eye.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Indricotherium or Paraceratherium
Indricotherium or Paraceratherium.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How long do animals live?
This graphic shows the maximum life spans of selected animal species.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
generalized labyrinth of vertebrates
Generalized labyrinth of various vertebrates.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Earth's faunal regions
System of faunal regions based on a reanalysis of mammalian distributions by Charles...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Tree of life illustrating the three-domain classification of life-forms
The tree of life according to the three-domain system of biological classification.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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