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Mammals
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| Which mammal kills it prey by biting its neck until it snaps? | American Mink |
| How do humans affect Eastern Pipistrelle or the tri-colored bat? | destroy their habitat, wind turbines, disturb roosting areas during hibernation, and spray pesticides |
| How does mammal dentition (teeth) compare to birds, lepidosuars, and crocodiles? How does this relate to diet? | birds have no teeth only beaks, mammal teeth vary in size and shape and number, reptile teeth are uniform |
| How have mammalian digestive tracts adapted to different food resources? | heribvores have a linger digestive tract because they do not easily digest startches and do not make enzymes that can digest cellulose so the process is slower |
| What are unique derived characteristics of mammals and their functions? | mammary glands secrete milk for feeding young sweat glads secrete 99% water from evaporative cooling, origin of mammary glands hair of fur for primary insulation (also for camouflage, sensing, and protection. |
| What were the earliest mammals like? | - very small, shrew-like, nocturnal, insect-eaters |
| which mammal has been extirpated from PA | the moose |