LO: I can research animals to pick my brackets for the March Mammal Madness Competition
Do Now: Who would win? Justify
The pack of wolves would win because they are a coordinated group that can wear out the grizzly bear overtime. In addition, wolves are experienced in taking down big lone animals while bears usually don’t fight multiple predators simultaneously.
Over 90% of grizzly and wolf encounters end with no fatalities and fewer than 5% involve wolves successfully defending a kill against a bear. Bears are more likely to win.
What is a Mammal?** Class Mammalia (three subcategories):
- Monotremes (i.e. platypus)
- Marsupials (i.e. kangaroo)
- Placental Mammals (i.e. elephants)
Mammals are:
- Warm blooded (regulate internal body heat)
- Hair/fur for insulation, protection, camouflage and waterproofing
- Four chambered heart (most complex)
- Produces milk from mammary glands.
- Single jaw bone
- Specialized teeth (i.e. molars, canines, etc.)