MAMMALS

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There are over 5,000 mammal species in the world, ranging in size from the tiny Bumblebee Bat to the 190 ton Blue Whale.

Mammals are air-breathing animals, characterised by having hair or fur. Females possess mammary glands, which are used for suckling their young.

We have over 500 individual mammals from more than 40 different species, ranging in size from our tiny Guinea Pigs up to our Tall Giraffes.

With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight.

Generally herbivorous mammals that tend to live in large herds. One of the larger mammal orders, with about 200 species.

About 40% of all mammal species are rodents, they are found on all continents except Antarctica.

Survive on diets mainly or exclusively of meat, obtained via predation or scavenging.

Living primarily in Australasia & the Americas, most carry their young in a pouch.

There are just 2 different species of elephants the Asian and African. Both of wish are endangered.

Most primates live in tropical or subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia.