Mammals

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Mammals are warm-blooded animals. They have fur or hair. They feed their babies on their own milk. Most mammals have teeth. They live on land, underground, or in the ocean, and they are very intelligent. Some mammals can fly.

Some mammals, like the whale, the hippo, the rhino and the elephant, give birth to live young. Other mammals, like the kangaroo and the koala bear, carry their young in a pouch. A few mammals, like the spiny anteater, lay eggs.

Mammals that eat meat are called carnivores. Carnivores include lions, tigers, seals and polar bears. Mammals that eat only plants are called herbivores. Some herbivores are cows, elephants and giraffes. Mammals that eat both meat and plants are called omnivores. Humans are omnivores.