AVES

(Birds)
CHARACTERISTICS OF
BIRDS
& Thin skin covered in feathers

& Oil gland located at base of tail

for smoothing & waterproofing
feathers

& Hollow, fused bones and wings

& Scales on legs & feet (2)

& Vocal cords to make sounds

& Four (4) chambered heart

& RESPIRATION: Lungs w/air sacs

& DIGESTION: Crop for food storage

and Gizzard for grinding food

&REPRODUCTION: Internal Fertilization

Producing Amniotic eggs
& ENDOTHERMIC
& About 9000 varying species
MAMMALS
MAMMAL : An endothermic
vertebrate w/hair or fur, fat,
nails OR CLAWS.
Mammals get their name
FROM females w/specialized
glands called mammary
glands (secretes milk for
nourishment)
& 4 chambered heart

& ENDOTHERMIC

& Live in almost every environment

& Skeletal Structure made of bone

& Largest & most well developed brain

& RESPIRATION: Lungs w/diaphragm

& Vocal cords for sound

& Senses such as sight, smell, taste &

hearing

& REPRODUCTION: Internal Fertilization

3 TYPES OF REPRODUCTIVE MAMMALS
MONOTREMES: (egg-laying)
the mammal reproduces by Laying
eggs that are incubated by
mother’s body heat. Echnida

Duck-billed platypus
MARSUPIAL:
Young develops
inside the mother’s
pouch -- Such as
kangaroos, koalas,
& oppossum
PLACENTAL:
YOUNG IS
DEVELOPED AND
NOURISHED
INSIDE
MOTHER’S BODY
UNTIL BIRTH.