#mammal

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Southern Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia), family Chinchillidae, found in mountainous areas of southern South America.

photographs by Jeremiel & Alexandre Buisse & Diego Delso

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Breaching humpback whale By: Cynthia D'Vincent From: Natural History Magazine 1985

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Herd of Water Buffalo

By Theo Nunn

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african lion Ouwehand 3L0A0383 by safi kok

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here’s a fun animal I saw in Borneo: the mammal!

unlike the rest of us, mammals are endothermic and produce their own body heat—but they’re not birds! it is covered in a thick coat of hair (you guessed it, separate evolutionary origin from feathers) and secretes a fatty liquid from special glands to nurture its larvae. mammals can be found almost worldwide and are highly adaptable. this one was making odd squeaking noises, possibly begging for morsels of food.

here’s another mammal I saw. pretty sure it’s a different species but I’m not an expert on identifying them

fun mammal fact: some are curiously soft to the touch! try palpating the next mammal you see, but please be careful. some may bite!

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Albino harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

@ René Pop

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a young wild boar in the Wisentgehege Springe game park near Springe, Hanover, Germany

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Submitted for classification by @evil-gang

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Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), male, family Bovidae, Keoladeo National Park, India

photograph by Anirban Mitra

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Pot-bellied pig and puppy playing together By: Betty Scott From: Pot-bellied Pigs and Other Miniature Pet Pigs 1992

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Herd of Big Horned Sheep in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada

By Marc Massie

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Credit: Backroad-life

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learn the mammals with the help of dalle-3!

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