Mammals can be herbivores or carnivores. Mammals have a lot of the same body parts as us humans do. A lot of mammals are endangered. Did you know that there was such a thing as a tree kangaroo? Most animals on the planet are mammals. Here are some examples of big, medium and small cats: African lion, snow leopard, Bengal tiger, jaguar, cheetah, Canada lynx and serval. Here are some examples of cows, sheep and goats: American bison, yak, mountain goat and Nubian ibex.

 

A platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs on the planet. There are more than a hundred species of tree squirrels. Most wolves are scared of humans. If they sense that a human is coming or nearby, it will run as fast as it could into a forest. Sloth bears run very fast and eat very fast. A sun bear is the smallest bear of the ursid family. Sun bears have very long tongues to pull termites and bees out of their nests and honey from bee hives. Giant pandas only eat bamboo. Female polar bears breed in the spring and give birth in the fall. A black bear’s main predator is a Sibearian tiger. Brown bears live in North America, Siberia and Europe.

Raccoons use their feet just like hands. Bamboo is a big part of a red panda’s diet. A South American Coatimundi scientific name is Nasua nasua. A Kinkajou scientific name is Potus falvus. A ring-tailed cat’s scientific name is Bassariscus astutus. A White-nosed coati is a part of the Procyonidae. A Northern olingo’s scientific name is Bassaricyon gabbai.

 

All mammals start off as an egg and start to grow in the uterus. When animals are born they are very small but, some animals are bigger than others when they get born. Some animals have pouches like for example koalas and kangaroos. All marsupials have pouches. The rest of the mammals don’t have pouches. For example humans, polar bears and dogs.