MAMMALS

=Mammals= Mammals are a special group of animals. All mammals... [image:http://i.imgur.com/XMyi8dO.png?1] • are '''vertebrates''', which means they have a backbone or spine. • are '''endothermic''' (warm blooded) • have '''lungs''' and need oxygen to breathe • have '''hair''' • have '''three middle ear bones''' • have '''mammary glands''' that produce milk for their young • have a '''neocortex''' (a region of the brain). The mammals include the largest and most intelligent animals on the planet. The basic body type is a four-legged land-borne animal, but some mammals are adapted for life at sea, in the air, in the trees, or on two legs.