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==Key Stage 1==
===Meaning===
An [[animal]] with a [[backbone]] that feeds its young with [[milk]] and usually has hair.
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Mammal'''
: Plural [[Noun]]: '''Mammals'''
===About Mammals===
: Most '''mammals''' have a layer of fur.
: All '''mammals''' have nipples.
: Female '''mammals''' make milk for their young.
: Most '''mammals''' give birth do live young.
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:Mouse.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Dog.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Hedgehog.png|center|200px]]
|-
|A mouse is a type of '''mammal'' called a rodent.
|Dogs were bred by humans from [[Wolf|wolves]].
|A hedgehog is a mammal that has very thick hairs that are spikey.
|-
|[[File:Monkey.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Cow.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Dolphin.png|center|200px]]
|-
|A monkey is a '''mammal''' that lives in trees.
|A cow makes milk because it is a '''mammal'''.
|A dolphin is a mammal that lives in the sea.
|}
===Lifecycle of Mammals===
{| class="wikitable"
|Elephant Foetus
|Baby Elephant
|Adult Elephant
|-
|[[File:ElephantFoetus.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:ElephantYoung.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Elephant.png|center|200px]]
|-
|A '''mammal''' starts its life inside the mother getting its food through the umbilical cord.
|When a '''mammal''' has been born it cannot eat so it gets milk from its mother to survive.
|An adult '''mammal''' is mature and can have it's own [[offspring]].
|}
==Key Stage 3==
An [[animal]] with a [[backbone]] that feeds its young with [[milk]] and keeps a constant internal [[temperature]].
: Only two '''mammals''' lay eggs; the echidna and the duck billed platypus.