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What is Mammal?


TamakiTamaki

First, What is a mammal?

Mr CatMr 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.


TamakiTamaki

"Most" is to be worried about.

Mr CatMr Cat

Some mammals does not lay a child!
I'll explain it later.


TamakiTamaki

Ok!
By the way, Where are mammals different from other animals?

Mr CatMr Cat

There are breast-feeding and the hair growing on the body.


TamakiTamaki

Oh!
Are birds have fur?

Mr CatMr Cat

No,they aren't. They have feather.


TamakiTamaki

Wow!
It is producing the warmth of the futon.
Is there a feature are other to it?

Mr CatMr Cat

Neck bone of most mammals is seven.
But, fellow Anteater companion and dugong is ten and was nine or six it.


TamakiTamaki

Neck is long giraffe, but it is the same as the seven human!
I did not know.

TamakiTamaki

Mammals are not produce children while ago what is?
I will be worried about.

Mr CatMr Cat

I see. So I'll explain it.
Do you know a duckbill?


TamakiTamaki

I have heard it before.
Television said it's living in Australia .

Mr CatMr 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.


TamakiTamaki

It is a bird almost.
Why is a mammal?

Mr CatMr Cat

Not with a feather Duckbill, and breast-feeding.
And the structure of the body is a mammal.
And, feeding Duckbill is unique.


TamakiTamaki

How do they do it?

Mr CatMr Cat

Because milk come seeping from the belly Duckbill, parents are feeding it on the ride to belly a child .


TamakiTamaki

Wow! It's funny.

Morphological characteristics, ecological


☆Body temperature
Mr CatMr Cat

As with birds, those that are homeotherms to keep almost constant body temperature accounts for most mammals.


TamakiTamaki

I am a companion that ♪

Mr CatMr Cat

However, thing also equipped to do thermoregulation a poikilothermic animal manner as sloth.


TamakiTamaki

sloth…

Mr CatMr Cat

This is a device they do not use energy.


TamakiTamaki

Wow!

Mr CatMr Cat

Mammals 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 CatMr 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).


TamakiTamaki

Also human!

Mr CatMr 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.


TamakiTamaki

In class, I remembered it from learned shape of the teeth of the carnivores and herbivores is different!

Mr CatMr 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.


TamakiTamaki

It is the average person because it is omnivorous.



Herbivorous and carnivorous

Mr CatMr Cat

I will introduce the herbivorous and carnivorous from here.


TamakiTamaki

Once, It is keep the omnivores like me.

Mr CatMr Cat

Let's go right away.
I introduced the difference of teeth in the introduction of this before.


TamakiTamaki

Yes.
Carnivore has evolved canine teeth to catch their prey and molar to bite off the meat.

Mr CatMr Cat

That's right.
Also, there are difference!


TamakiTamaki

What is it?

Mr CatMr Cat

It is the position of the eye.


TamakiTamaki

Eye!?

Mr CatMr Cat

Yes.
Forward, carnivore,Herbivores, on the side eyes.


TamakiTamaki

Is there a reason something to evolve it?

Mr CatMr 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.


TamakiTamaki

I thought the eye important.
Difference of herbivores and carnivores?

Mr CatMr Cat

And foot are different.


TamakiTamaki

…Foot?

Mr CatMr Cat

Yes.Foot.
Do you know either of herbivores and carnivores or run fast?


TamakiTamaki

I think it 's carnivore!
But ..., herbivore was also faster.

Mr CatMr Cat

Yes.
Well, wonder if there is endurance which way?


TamakiTamaki

Uhnn.
It's guesswork, but herbivore!
Cheetah will be stopped to run quickly.

Mr CatMr Cat

Correct answer!


TamakiTamaki

I have hit.
But,why?

Mr CatMr 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?


TamakiTamaki

Without hesitation, I chase other child.

Mr CatMr 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.


TamakiTamaki

Hold it!
So, hunting wonder if it was easier if evolution carnivore as herbivore?

Mr CatMr 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.


TamakiTamaki

Why carnivores did not evolve that way?

Mr CatMr 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.


TamakiTamaki

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.




TamakiTamaki

It was found that it is not known mammals.

Mr CatMr Cat

It was good to know.


TamakiTamaki

Yes!

Mr CatMr Cat

The following are specific examples!





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