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Are humans mammals?


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Mammalia

  1. Mammalia is a class of vertebrates that are characterized by having mammary glands, hair or fur all over the body, and three middle ear bones,
  2. These are all warm-blooded animals that usually give birth to young ones.
  3. Some examples of mammals include cats, horses, whales, humans, etc.

Humans beings

  1. Humans have hair all over the body and have mammary glands which is a characteristic feature of the class Mammalia.
  2. Humans also give birth to young ones and feed and look after them.
  3. They are warm-blooded organisms with four-chambered hearts and two pairs of limbs.
  4. Mammalia also has a characteristic feature of having lungs for breathing and almost all mammals including humans have more or less similar anatomical features.
  5. Another trait of humans being mammals is the presence of three middle ear bones namely malleus, incus, and stapes.

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