Facts You Didn't Know About Mammals

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Mammals are a diverse group of animals adapted to various environments around the world.

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There are more than 5,000 species of mammals, including familiar ones like monkeys, dolphins, whales, seals, dogs, elephants. etc.

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Mammals aren't just warm, milk-producing, hairy creatures; some even lay eggs called monotremes.

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Platypuses and echidnas are the only mammals that lay eggs, not giving birth to live young like most others.

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Bats are the only mammals capable of true, powered flight, unlike gliding mammals.

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All mammals have hair or fur, even marine mammals like whales and dolphins, though some lose most of it after birth.

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Whales and dolphins must surface to breathe air through their blowholes as they don't breathe underwater.

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Newborn bear cubs are born blind, toothless, and hairless, very different from their furry parents.

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