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Notes:

the mink Bone w/ flat teeth = herbivore Bat= placental & Chiropteria Humans = omnivore Elephant = only animal in probiscidea Whale = Cetacea Nutrients, eliminates waste = placenta Primates = brain, thumb, & ^ of parent care Mole = insectivore & fossorial Diverse = isolation & Pangea of landmasses Birds & Rats = weak bones = ferestration fenestration (weak bones)- rabbits and birds Sea horses = bones not cartilage he huge bone with the teeth was an herbivore

Dumb King Phillip Came Over for Great Soup (x)

General: Humans:

1) Domain Eukarya2) Kingdom Animalia3) Class Chordata (subphyla vertebrata)4) Order Primata5) Family Hominidae6) Genus Homo7) Species sapiens


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Insectivora (ex. Shrew, mole)

Small size Pointed teeth Live most of life underground Reduced eyes & ears

Chiroptera (ex. Bat)

Only flying mammal Echolocation Front legs are wings Adapted for flight Broad skinfold that extends from elongated figers to body and legs Carnivorous and herbivorous


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Rodentia (ex. Rats, mice, squirrel, gopher, beaver, porcupines)

Most numerous mammal order Herbivorous Incisors continue to grow High reproductive capacity Chisel-like, continuously growing incisor worn down by gnawing

Lagamorpha (ex. Rabbits, hares, picas)

Double row of incisors continue to grow Little protection EXCEPT speed (large hind legs) & hearing (big ears) Chisel-like incisors Hind lege longer than forelegs & adapted for running & jumping Herbivorous

Edentata-Xenarthra (ex. Armadillos, sloths, anteaters)

Few or no teeth Herbivorous (sloths) Carnivorous (anteaters, armadillos)


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Carnivora (ex. Lions, bears, wolf, fox, sea lion, seals, cats, weasels, otters, walruses etc)

Meat-eaters Sharp, pointed canine teeth and molar for shearing Some live on land & some live partially aquatic

o BOTH GIVE BIRTH ON LAND

Ungulata (ex. Horse, zebra, rhino, tapris)

PERIOSSODACTYLA Odd# of toes Herbivorous

Ungulata (ex. Pig, deer, artiodactyls, sheep, cattle, giraffes)

ARTICDACTYLA even# of toes herbivorous

Proboscidea (ex. elephants)

have long proboscis (trunk) Longest gestation (pregnancy) period of all animals [almost 2 years] Thick, loose skin Upper incisors elongated as tusks


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Primata (ex. Gorilla, chimpanzee, humans, lemurs, monkeys)

Large brain Complex behavior Grasping hands & some grasping feet & tails Opposable thumbs Forward-facing eyes Well-developed cerebral cortex Omnivores

Cetacea (ex. Whales, dolphins, porpoises)

Fully aquatic Carnivorous Streamlined body; paddle-like forelimbs & no hind limbs Thick layer of insulating blubber Lack hind legs Never leave water !!!!

Sirenia (ex. Sea cow/ mantee, dugongs)

Large aquatic[semi too] herbivores (notice seal and sea lions are not here b/c they arecarnivores)

Flippers for swimming Finlike fore-limbs & no hind limbs


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Monotremata (ex. Platypuses, Echidnas, anteateus, lechidna)

Lay eggs No nipples Young suck milk from fur of mother

Marsupial (ex. Kangaroo & Opossium, koalas)

Have pouch with developed young Completes embryonic development in pouch on mothers body

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