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.

Carnivores survive on diets mainly or exclusively of meat, obtained through 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.

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

Hoofed animals are generally herbivorous mammals that tend to live in large herds.

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