Mammal

planet was recovering from an event that caused a great mass extinction of over 90% of the earth’s species. It did however have some advantages. Those species that did survive repopulated the planet and created new creatures such as rodent-sized mammals and even the very first dinosaurs.…

group of mammals, including monkeys, apes, lemurs, bushbabies, lorises, tarsiers, and humans. Now, what makes a primate different from all animals, one of the reasons being that they have all retained the ancient mammalian trait of pentadactylism. This means that with the exception of spider monkeys, they all have 10 fingers and 10 toes total. Along with their hands and feet, on each finger and toe they all have fingernails, meanwhile they all have opposable thumbs- just because a mammal has…

Platypus is an unusual animal that lay eggs, which also called menomtremes. There are only 5 menomtremes left exist and 4 of them are belong to echidna (Froden 2014). Platypus can be found in east side of Australia fresh water environment such as tropical fresh water lowlands or plateaus (Australian Museum 2014). Platypus are carnivores, they often feed small freshwater marine creatures and insects. Platypuses are nocturnal animal and they often hunt during twilight or night (Australian Museum…

The word ‘Balaenoptera’ means winged-whale referring to the blue whale’s dorsal fin and the word ‘Musculus’ refers to the whale size and pure muscle. Together it essentially means “Biggest mammal ever known.” Blue whales are found in every ocean around the world. This includes all temperatures and environments in water including warm, tropical, and polar. Their major food sources, krill and euphausiids, live in all regions therefore they…

The distinctive features that primate parenting have is special compared to other mammals. Primate parenting last a lot longer than other mammals which is the cause of primates having larger brains so they need more time to develop causing the young to need their parents help. Compared to other mammals as well primates have stronger bonds between to parents and the child as well. Some ranges of primate residence patterns are as follows : one male, multifemale ; one feamle, multimale '…

Introduction: Animal testing is a posing issue in our society. During this research project the question of “how should the issue of animal testing be addressed?” will be investigated. The reason as to why this question was picked is due to the amount of people that wear makeup that has been tested on animals, but are unaware of it. During this research assignment, the subheadings  What are the laws and regulation of animal testing?  What brands conduct the most amount of animal testing? …

criteria. A dolphin can be described as a person for it meets this criteria of a person. Dolphins are intelligent beings that live in the ocean and although logically they may not be seen as a person they can be said to be one. They are classified as mammals and…

Nevertheless, a study was conducted on the stomach contents of 390 feral felines in central Australia, between 1990 and 1994, in the Northern Territory. Felines victualed on a variety of invertebrates, reptiles, birds and mammals, including animals up to their own body mass in size. Mammals were the most consequential prey but reptiles were customarily eaten in summer and birds were consequential in winter. Invertebrates were present in the diet of all seasons. Carrion appeared in stomach…

Stunning Spinners Spinner dolphins, which are mammals, are defined by a plethora of remarkable facts, and face an abundance of dangers. In addition, scientists have developed a fascinating method of taking samples of these dolphins. Out in the open ocean, spinner dolphins eat fish and squid, who live with them in tropical waters worldwide. Spinner dolphins can grow to be 1.8-2.1 meters or 6-7 feet long, and they weigh 55-75 kilograms or 121-165 pounds. Although a spinner dolphin’s life span…

Human Nature As black and white as society may be, humans are a more intricate topic. We all speak differently, walk differently, and comprehend certain situations differently. We as humans have our clear differences in our behavior and beliefs. However, there are also many similarities in behaviors amongst different humans; many of which can be corrupt. If you don’t believe in my god or oppose my political system, you deserve death. Instead of observing the black and white, the tainted colors…