Birds & Mammals
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 6.1.5
Birds & Mammals
Birds and mammals are groups of vertebrates.
Birds
- Birds have lungs.
- Birds have internal fertilisation.
- Birds are oviparous. This means they lay eggs.
- Birds are homeotherms. This means they maintain their body temperature.
Mammals
- Mammals are viviparous. This means they give birth to live young.
- Mammals are homeotherms. This means they maintain their body temperature.
- Mammals have lungs.
- Mammals have internal fertilisation.
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