Mammals
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Mammal, common name applied to any warm-blooded animal
belonging to the class that includes humans and all other animals that
nourish their young with milk, that are covered with varying amounts of
hair, and that possess a muscular diaphragm. have the most
highly developed nervous systems of all a ....
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.... length, and the smallest shrews, mice,
and bats are often less than 5 cm (less than 2 in) in length.
In many mammals the color of the skin or fur blends with the animal’s
natural surroundings. In others there is great contrast with the natural
surroundings to favorvisual signals that provide information about
theidentity of a species, and about the gender, age, orsocial status of an
individual. The skin also functions as a sensory and excretory organ and
contains specialized glands. ....
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