What does it mean for a mammal to be warm-blooded?

Warm-blooded means their bodies try to keep a constant temperature inside, no matter the temperature around them.

Name two ways mammals keep themselves cool.

Humans sweat and dogs pant to cool down.

Most mammals give birth to live babies.

Name: What Makes a Mammal a Mammal?
Author: Insta~Lesson

3rd Grade · Science · 60 min· Ngss 3-ls4-3

I can describe the characteristics that all mammals share.

1
Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates that have hair or fur.
2
Almost all mammals give birth to live babies, and mothers nurse their young with milk.
3
Mammals breathe with lungs and those that live on land have four limbs.

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