Explain to me why a dog is classified as a mammal.
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By definition, a mamal is an animal that is warm-blooded (more scientifically called endothermic), has hair/fur, gives live birth, and feeds its young with milk.
A dog does/has all of the above characteristics of a mamal. Therefore, a dog is a mammal.
A dog does/has all of the above characteristics of a mamal. Therefore, a dog is a mammal.
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1) complex multicellular organism
2) has lungs to breathe air
3) is a vertebrate
4) live birth (does not lay eggs)
5) warm-blooded
2) has lungs to breathe air
3) is a vertebrate
4) live birth (does not lay eggs)
5) warm-blooded
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*Raises palm of hand to own forehead, issuing out loud, reverberating whacking sound, while eyelids are shut.*
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A mammal must be:
-warm-blooded
-Have hair or fur
-give birth to live young
-feed young with milk
A dog fits all those categories, and so it is a mammal.
-warm-blooded
-Have hair or fur
-give birth to live young
-feed young with milk
A dog fits all those categories, and so it is a mammal.
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Anything that has hair, breathes air, and doesn't give birth to eggs is a mammal!
Holly
Holly
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Breathes air, facial hair, live birth
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Cause it has a back bone duhh