Watch: How to spot mammals
Take a look at some of these air-breathing mammals.
All mammals have hair.
We humans are hairy mammals.
Mammals also have lungs and breathe air.
But surprisingly not all mammals live on land.
Whales are air breathing, hairy mammals which live in the sea.
Even dolphins are mammals with hair.
Mammals have either no legs, or four legs.
Some have special front legs called arms.
And feet called hands.
Mammals are all warm blooded.
Which means, whatever the temperature is outside, they keep the same body temperature inside.
And all mammals have live babies.
Watch: Different kinds of mammals
Explore the marvellous world of mammals.
Blue whales are the largest mammals in the world. They weigh about the same as 33 elephants!
Can you find some really small mammals?
Remember: Try not to disturb animals too much. It is best if you leave them where you find them!
Activities
Try these activities to test what you have learnt about mammals.
Activity 1: Identifying mammals
Activity 2: Quiz
Activity 3: Mammal Facts
Write the word MAMMAL down the side of your paper, can you write a sentence about mammals starting with that letter?
Here's one that's already started:
- Monkeys are mammals
- All mammals have hair
- M
- M
- A
- L
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