What Are Mammals?

All mammals:

• produce milk for their young;

• have hair or fur;
• have a unique jaw structure;
• are warm blooded.
There are a large variety of
mammals all over the world.
They are vertebrate animals.
Land mammals are divided into
three groups and sea mammals
are divided into five groups. We
will look at the different groups
over the next few slides.
Monotreme Mammals

There are five species of

monotremes and they are all
Australian animals. They are the
platypus and four species of
echidnas. Monotremes are
different to other mammals as
they lay soft-shell eggs.
Marsupial Mammals

There are more than 250 species

of marsupials. When marsupials
give birth, their young are
poorly developed and most need
looking after in a pouch until
they are bigger.
Placental Mammals

There is about 4000 species of

placental mammals. Placental
mammals have babies like
humans. The babies are born
well developed and are able to
drink milk from their mothers.
 Marine Mammals

Marine mammals are commonly

placed into four categories, which we
will look at over the next few slides.
Marine mammals have adapted to
live underwater but still need to come
to the surface to breathe. They can
stay underwater for a long time
because they can store extra oxygen
in their muscles and blood. They can
also direct their blood flow to their
vital organs to slow their heartbeat.
Most are covered in blubber to keep
themselves warm and have a slimline
body to move in the water quicker.
Marine Mammals - Pinnipeds

Around 33 species of
pinnipeds have been
discovered. They include
seals, sea lions, walruses
and fur seals.
Marine Mammals - Cetaceans

Around 89 species of
cetaceans have been
discovered so far.

They include whales,

dolphins and porpoises.
Marine Mammals - Sirenians

Sirenian mammals consist

of the dugong and three
types of species of
manatees.
Marine Mammals - Marine Fissipeds

Some people class the sea

otters and polar bears in
separate groups of
mammals while others join
them in one group called
marine fissipeds.
What Do Mammals Eat?

Because there are so many

species of mammals, they all
have varied diets. Some are
carnivores, so they only eat
meat. Some are herbivores that
only eat plants. Others are
omnivores that eat both meat
and plants.
Where Do Mammals Sleep?

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their herd.

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Sea animals cancan sleep
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bears can sleep
themselves from predators
floating or even underwater. so they
can run away quickly. 
All mammals sleep in different
Some
ways.animals need to hibernate
during winter months, like bears, so
they sleep through the cold months. 
Do Mammals Need Each Other?

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wolves.

Some mammals live in herds, like

deers, zebras and goats. Mainly
hoofed animals live in herds and
most mammals that live in herds
are herbivores. 
How Do Mammals Move?

As there are so many types of

mammals, they move in many
different ways. Land mammals
can run, walk, jump, climb, hop,
swing, dig and burrow. Aquatic
mammals can swim, shuffle and
dive. Some mammals can even fly,
such as bats.
Domestic Mammals

Lots of people keep mammals as

pets such as, dogs, cats, rats,
mice, guinea pigs, rabbits, sheep,
goats, horses and cows. 

Domestic mammals need people

to look after them. They need
people to feed them, give them
water, provide shelter from the
cold and the heat, look after
their health and give them love.
Endangered Mammals

Animals become Animals are becoming endangered because

of:
endangered when there isn’t
many of their own species • loss of habitat - forests are chopped
left alive in the world. down, forcing animals to have less
places to live and reproduce;
• pollution - rubbish on the land, in the
oceans and in the air;
• overhunting and overfishing - killing
wildlife;
• sickness and disease - inbreeding often
occurs, when there aren’t many animals
of a particular species left, so their
genetics doesn’t develop resistance to
disease and they die much younger.
Animals may also eat poisonous plants
as they are forced to roam further than
they normally would. 
 How You Can Help Endangered Mammals
There are a number of ways you can help endangered mammals:

If you see an injured Buy second-hand clothes,

mammal call a wildlife
rescue centre near you.
They can come and help
the animal. You should
never touch them as
they may hurt you.
toys and other items so the
need for making more is
reduce. Donate your own
items to second-hand
stores when you are
finished with them. This
will reduce waste.

Recycle items to reduce Plant trees, shrubs and

litter! Most items can be flowers to build
recycled but certain habitats for wildlife to
items, like soft plastics find new homes and
and electronics, need to sources of food.
be taken elsewhere for
recycling.