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==Key Stage 1==
===Meaning===
A '''mammal''' is an [[animal]] with a [[backbone]] that feeds its young with [[milk]] and usually has hair.
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Mammal'''
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|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.
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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
A '''mammal''' is an [[animal]] with a [[backbone]] that feeds its young with [[milk]] and usually has hair.
===Lifecycle of Mammals===
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Elephant Foetus'''|'''Baby Elephant (Calf)Young'''|'''Adult Elephant'''
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|[[File:ElephantFoetus.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Elephant.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A '''mammal''' starts its life inside the mother getting its food through the umbilical cord.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When a '''mammal''' has been born it cannot eat so it gets milk from its mother to survive. This 'young' is an elephant calf.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An adult '''mammal''' is mature and can have it's own [[offspring]]. This adult is an elephant.
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==Key Stage 3==
===About Mammals===
: Only two '''mammals''' lay eggs; the echidna and the duck billed platypus.
==Beyond the Curriculum==
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