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Further Investigations: What is a Mammal?
- When the average person hears the word “animal” they often envision common mammals, such as cats and dogs, lions and bears. However, mammals form only a small subset of all animal species. Prepare a graphical diagram to illustrate the following:
- The number of vertebrate species compared to all animal species.
- The number of mammal species compare to all vertebrate species.
- The number of marine mammal species compared to all mammal species.
- Research the diversity of mammal species. Choose one family of mammals and write a brief essay describing their natural history including their range, habitat, behavior, diet, reproduction, etc.
Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.