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What are mammals?

Mammals have backbones, are warm-blooded, breathe air and whose females have milk-secreting glands for their young. There are over 5,000 species of mammals, ranging from the 2-inch shrew to the 120-foot whale.

African Crested Porcupine
African Crested Porcupine

Scientific Name: Hystrix africaeaustralis

Amur Leopard
Amur Leopard

Scientific Name: Panthera pardus orientalis

Buff-cheeked Gibbon
Buff-cheeked Gibbon

Scientific Name: Nomascu gabriellae

Damaraland Mole Rats
Damaraland Mole Rats

Scientific Name: Fukomys damarensis

Fennec Fox
Fennec Fox

Scientific Name: Vulpes zerda

Linne’s two-toed Sloth
Linne’s two-toed Sloth

Scientific Name: Choloepus didactylus

Reticulated Giraffe
Reticulated Giraffe

Scientific Name: Giraffa camelopardalis

Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Scientific Name: Carollia perspicillata

Slender-tailed Meerkat
Slender-tailed Meerkat

Scientific Name: Suricata suricata

Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard

Scientific Name: Uncia uncia

Southern White Rhino
Southern White Rhino

Scientific Name: Ceratotherium simum