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Mammal Orders. Monotremes Marsupials and Placental Mammals. Monotremes. Egg laying mammals Incubate eggs like birds Most primitive of mammals Ex) Spiny anteater, Duckbilled platypus. Spiny Anteater. Duckbilled Platypus. Marsupials. Pouched animals
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Mammal Orders Monotremes Marsupials and Placental Mammals
Monotremes • Egg laying mammals • Incubate eggs like birds • Most primitive of mammals • Ex) Spiny anteater, Duckbilled platypus
Marsupials • Pouched animals • Undeveloped young at birth • Young carried for many months • Ex) Kangaroo, Koala, & Wombat
Placental Mammals • Develop inside mother’s placenta • Placenta is attached to the mother in her uterus. • Gestation period differs b/t animals
Anteater [http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/June2000/img/f_echid10.jpg] [http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/~phwl/mt/public/archives/old/photos/ll/original/echidna.jpg] • Kangaroo [http://www.micktravels.com/australia/oreillys/027-female_eastern_grey_kangaroo_and_joey.jpg] • Koala Bears [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.koala.net/media/koala%2520mums.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.koala.net/media/indexjp.htm&h=1760&w=1362&sz=838&tbnid=NlObAKsdQWlEJM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=116&hl=en&start=6&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkoala%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
Wolf [http://fohn.net/wolf-pictures-facts/wolf-winter_1024x768.jpg] • Horse [http://www.stylesdb.com/screenshots/avatars/samples/horses.jpg] • German Shepard [http://thelittlelogcabin.homestead.com/files/GermanShepard.jpg] • Fox [http://a3.cpimg.com/image/0F/5B/851983-2053-032002CF-.jpg]