The biggest difference between mammals and all other kinds of animals is milk. Mammal mothers feed their babies milk that comes from the mothers' bodies. No other animals can do this---only mammals. ...
How mammal babies grow
The newborn meadow mouse weighs little more than a feather. Its eyes are closed and it has no fur. The baby river otter's eyes are closed, too. But a thick fur coat covers its body. The fawn's eyes...
Pouch babies
> Western Gray Kangaroo Newborn Kangaroo A tiny newborn kangaroo could fit in a teaspoon. Kangaroo at Eight Weeks A newborn kangaroo is smaller than a grown-up's thumb. A newborn koala is...
Mammal babies
Is a mouse like a moose? Or a dolphin like a deer? Or a bat like a cat? These animals seem to be quite different from each other. But they're all alike in one important way. They are all mammals....
Two mammals
This is a looking page. There are lots of things to look at in this picture of a mother giraffe and her baby. What do you see? The mother giraffe has a very long neck. You might think there would...
It’s a Mammal
The zebra is a mammal. Do you have a pet mammal? If you have a dog or cat you have a mammal. Hamsters and gerbils and guinea pigs are mammals, too. And so are you. Maybe you've seen a cow...
Animal groups
To make it easier to study animals, scientists have arranged them into groups. All the animals in each group are alike in one or more important ways. Mammals If an animal drinks milk when it's a...
Art in nature
Many beautiful creatures live on this earth. Some of them are so colorful that they look as though they were painted by a great artist. > The Wing of a Butterfly from Peru > Star Tortoise from...
Red-Sided Garter Snake
> Animals are everywhere > > . . . swimming, splashing, and floating in oceans, lakes, rivers, and > ponds. > > Painted Turtles > > Water Beetle > Clown Sea Slug > > Bottle-Nosed Dolphin ...
An animal grows up
> Lions > > As the lion cub grows up, it will learn from its mother and father > many things about being a lion. Could a parrot ever roar like a lion? Could a frog learn to fly like a bird? Could...
