Review:
Mammals
overall review score: 4.5
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Mammals are a class of warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by giving birth to live young, having hair or fur, and typically feeding their young with milk produced by mammary glands.
Key Features
- Live birth
- Hair or fur
- Mammary glands for feeding young
- Warm-blooded
Pros
- Great diversity in size and shape
- Play important roles in ecosystems as predators, prey, and seed dispersers
- Many species provide companionship to humans as pets
Cons
- Some species are endangered due to habitat loss and hunting
- Can transmit diseases to humans and livestock