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Typically all the mammals have seven vertebrae except in?

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Elephant

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Man

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Kangaroo

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Sea cow

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Solution

The correct option is D Sea cow
Sea cow's spine has 7 cervical, 17 thoracic, 3 lumbar and 34 caudal vertebrae. Its ribs were large, with five of 17 pairs making contact with sternum and it had no clavicles and sacral vertebrae.
So the correct answer is 'Sea cow'.

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