Mammals are a group of warm-blooded animals. All female mammals nurse their young with milk, and most give birth to live young. Unlike reptiles and birds, mammals have hair, three middle ear bones, mammary glands in females, and a neocortex (a specific part of the brain). The mammalian brain regulates body temperature and the circulatory system. Mammals include some of the largest animals on the planet, as well as some of the smartest. The basic body type is a four-legged land-borne animal, but some mammals have adapted to life at sea, in the air, in trees, or on two legs. Mammals range in size from one inch (the bumblebee bat) to 108 feet (the blue whale).
The following is a list of some of the mammals you can find on the Fieldston campus. Click on the species to learn more about it!
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