1. A WHALE IS A MAMMAL

2. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF MAMMALS
Mammals can be big as an elephant or small as a mouse
Mammals are carnivores like tigers or herbivores like squirrels
Mammals can be pets, such as a dog or wild animals you only see in the zoo, such as the polar bear
Mammals live everywhere on Earth, even in our oceans

3. A WHALE IS A MAMMAL that lives its whole life in the ocean

4. How Are Mammals the Same? All Mammals…
Have hair/fur on their body
Give birth to live young
Feed their babies milk
Are warm-blooded

5. A mammal has hair
on its body

6. A bird is NOT a mammal Birds do not have hair
A bird’s body is covered with feathers

7. A WHALE IS A MAMMAL
Whales have a few, crinkly hairs around their blowhole.
Some have small, whisker-like hairs on their snout.
SNOUT
BLOWHOLE

8. A mammal gives
birth to live young

9. A turtle is NOT a mammal Turtles do not give birth to live young
They lay eggs
The babies hatch from eggs

10. A WHALE IS A MAMMAL
Female whales give birth to live young called calves.
They push their baby to the ocean surface so that the calf can breathe air.

11. A mammal feeds
its young milk

12. A frog is NOT a mammal A mother frog does not feed her babies milk
Baby frogs must find their own food

13. A WHALE IS A MAMMAL
The whale calf drinks milk from its mother’s body. This is called nursing.
Mother whales nurse their calves for about 6 months

14. A mammal is
warm-blooded

15. A snake is NOT a mammal A snake is not warm-blooded
A snake’s body temperature is always changing
If it’s cold outside, the snake’s blood becomes cold

16. A WHALE IS A MAMMAL
Whales are warm-blooded.
Their body temperature stays the same, even if the water temperature changes

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