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What are the characteristics of a mammal?

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Mammals have mammary glands
They are warm blooded
They have hair
They have a middle ear bone
They have a neocortex region of the brain
They have sweat glands
Except for the five species (which lay eggs), all mammal species give birth to live young.

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What are the characteristics of a dog that makes it a mammal?
it has fur, it has live young, and it feeds it young milk.
What are the four main characteristics of a mammal?
The four main characteristics of a mammal are; warm-blooded, nurse young, hair/fur, and live birth.
What are some of the characteristics of humans and mammals?
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What are the five characteristics of all mammals?
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A characteristic that only mammals have is?
They have hair, they are warm blooded, they feed their young with milk that their bodies make.