animals [animated facts] [mammals] [slide in]

• Fact 1 : A mammal breathes with lungs.
• Fact 2 : Lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in mammals.
• Fact 3 : Lungs take oxygen from the air and transfer it into the bloodstream.
• Fact 4 : A mammal is a warm blooded animal.
• Fact 5 : Warm blooded means they can make their own body heat.
• Fact 6 : A mammal has hair or fur on part of their body.
• Fact 7 : Mammals give birth to live young.
• Fact 8 : A female mammal produces milk from mammary glands.
• Fact 9 : Mammals have four limbs with digits ending in claws, nails or hooves.
• Fact 10 : Except for whales, dolphins and porpoises that are marine mammals and live in the sea.

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Here are some simple instructions to help you get straight on with the activity. The objective of this activity is to learn a number of facts quickly. Each fact "slides in" slowly from the left. Each important word is "highlighted" and explained. To "repeat" the activity, simply re-load the page.