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7 Questions About Mammals Answered: Media

A few important things you wanted to know about mammals.

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Persian cat
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polar bear and cubs
Mother polar bear nursing her cubs (Ursus maritimus).
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leaf-nosed bat
Leaf-nosed bat in flight.
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platypus
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
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cheetah
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) running in Kenya.
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three-toed sloth
Juvenile three-toed sloth (Bradypus) climbing a tree branch.
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western European hedgehog
A western European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) hibernating in a pile...
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striped skunk
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis).
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