What Is a Mammal?: What Are Mammals?

The video tutorial explores different habitats of mammals. It starts with land mammals like prairie dogs, elk, and bison. It then discusses bats, the only flying mammals, which live both in the air and on land. Finally, it covers aquatic mammals such as seals, sea lions, dolphins, and whales, which live in water but need to surface for air due to their lung-based breathing.

Which of the following animals is known to live primarily on land?

• Dolphins

• Prairie dogs

• Whales

• Seals

What unique ability do bats have compared to other mammals?

• Flying

• Swimming

• Running fast

• Climbing

Where do bats spend part of their lives?

• Underground

• In the air

• In the ocean

• In deserts

Which of these animals must come to the surface to breathe?

• Whales

• Bison

• Elk

• Prairie dogs

Why do aquatic mammals need to come to the surface regularly?

• To escape predators

• To find food

• To socialize

• To breathe air