Mammals
What is Mammal?
Tamaki
First, What is a mammal?
Mr Cat
Mammal is that of animals of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds other than vertebrates. Most mammals give birth a child.
This is referred to as viviparous.
Tamaki
"Most" is to be worried about.
Mr Cat
Some mammals does not lay a child!
I'll explain it later.
Tamaki
Ok!
By the way, Where are mammals different from other animals?
Mr CatThere are breast-feeding and the hair growing on the body.
Tamaki
Oh!
Are birds have fur?
Mr CatNo,they aren't. They have feather.
Tamaki
Wow!
It is producing the warmth of the futon.
Is there a feature are other to it?
Mr Cat
Neck bone of most mammals is seven.
But, fellow Anteater companion and dugong is ten and was nine or six it.
Tamaki
Neck is long giraffe, but it is the same as the seven human!
I did not know.
Tamaki
Mammals are not produce children while ago what is?
I will be worried about.
Mr Cat
I see. So I'll explain it.
Do you know a duckbill?
Tamaki
I have heard it before.
Television said it's living in Australia .
Mr Cat
That's right.
It in animals in Australia, we can be seen at the zoo in Japan.
Duckbill lay eggs instead of the child, it is a primitive mammal with a beak.
Tamaki
It is a bird almost.
Why is a mammal?
Mr Cat
Not with a feather Duckbill, and breast-feeding.
And the structure of the body is a mammal.
And, feeding Duckbill is unique.
Tamaki
How do they do it?
Mr CatBecause milk come seeping from the belly Duckbill, parents are feeding it on the ride to belly a child .
Tamaki
Wow! It's funny.
Morphological characteristics, ecological
☆Body temperature
Mr CatAs with birds, those that are homeotherms to keep almost constant body temperature accounts for most mammals.
Tamaki
I am a companion that ♪
Mr CatHowever, thing also equipped to do thermoregulation a poikilothermic animal manner as sloth.
Tamaki
sloth…
Mr CatThis is a device they do not use energy.
Tamaki
Wow!
Mr CatMammals have a urogenital gate and anus.(hole and fetal urine comes out) But, Duckbill such as has a total discharge port common. (Birds and reptiles 1 hole)
☆Features of the teeth
Mr Cat
Teeth of mammals in general, is taking a shape with a different function, respectively.
Four kinds incisor teeth (incisors), canines, premolars (premolars) molars (molars).
TamakiAlso human!
Mr Cat
They have six molars and eight premolars and two canine teeth and incisors are six,
but there is something with the same type of teeth as toothed whales.
Tamaki
In class, I remembered it from learned shape of the teeth of the carnivores and herbivores is different!
Mr Cat
That's right.
Canines in order to capture the molar-prey bite off the meat, herbivores has made development on its own molars to grind the incisor-grass bite off the grass carnivore.
Tamaki
It is the average person because it is omnivorous.
Herbivorous and carnivorous
Mr CatI will introduce the herbivorous and carnivorous from here.
Tamaki
Once, It is keep the omnivores like me.
Mr Cat
Let's go right away.
I introduced the difference of teeth in the introduction of this before.
Tamaki
Yes.
Carnivore has evolved canine teeth to catch their prey and molar to bite off the meat.
Mr Cat
That's right.
Also, there are difference!
Tamaki
What is it?
Mr CatIt is the position of the eye.
Tamaki
Eye!?
Mr Cat
Yes.
Forward, carnivore,Herbivores, on the side eyes.
Tamaki
Is there a reason something to evolve it?
Mr Cat
Yes.
Eyes carnivore, within sight in both eyes are wide.
Then, it is easy to take the perspective of the object they are looking at.
It becomes easier to's Hunting.
Herbivores, overlooks the whole.
By doing so, they make it easier to find the enemy attacking them.
Tamaki
I thought the eye important.
Difference of herbivores and carnivores?
Mr CatAnd foot are different.
Tamaki
…Foot?
Mr Cat
Yes.Foot.
Do you know either of herbivores and carnivores or run fast?
Tamaki
I think it 's carnivore!
But ..., herbivore was also faster.
Mr Cat
Yes.
Well, wonder if there is endurance which way?
Tamaki
Uhnn.
It's guesswork, but herbivore!
Cheetah will be stopped to run quickly.
Mr CatCorrect answer!
Tamaki
I have hit.
But,why?
Mr Cat
It is because the herbivores to escape from the enemy.
Even you would play tag?
What would you do if you are pulled apart at a faster speed quite partner as was demon, you're chasing has continued to run much if?
Tamaki
Without hesitation, I chase other child.
Mr Cat
Herbivores I know.
To get away from the enemy, they'm keep running.
In order to bite by increasing the speed at the moment, legs they were faster carnivorous animal.
Tamaki
Hold it!
So, hunting wonder if it was easier if evolution carnivore as herbivore?
Mr Cat
It is I do not have to be a description of the body.
The herbivores, feet would be long thin.
It has evolved to be slim Saki lightly foot, run fast for a long time.
Then, in order not to damage the foot, the skin of the foot is now hard hoof.
Tamaki
Why carnivores did not evolve that way?
Mr Cat
Carnivore Once evolved that way, they will not be able to sneak up.
Foot is long, they can not lower the posture.
In addition, power is gone with the fine, they will not be able to beat the game.
Even keeping up with fast feet, do not they do not defeat.
Tamaki
It mon is so strong leg is solid me carnivores.
It was going to evolve them on its own it was found that there is a reason properly.
Tamaki
It was found that it is not known mammals.
Mr CatIt was good to know.
Tamaki
Yes!
Mr CatThe following are specific examples!
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