A Beka Biology (16.2-16.3)

Blue whale

a baleen whale that is the world's largest animal

Manatee

a type of sea cow

Nocturnal

active at night

Rodents

gnawing mammals (includes the squirrel, beaver, and rat)

Lagomorphs

group of mammals that includes hares, rabbits, and pikas

Primates

intelligent, mostly arboreal animals, that have five fingers and toes and nails (instead of claws)

Insectivores

mammals that eat insects (includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs)

Marsupials

mammals with an abdominal pouch in which the young are raised

Toothed whales

marine mammals that include the sperm whale, killer whale, dolphin, and porpoise

Platypus

oviparous mammal with webbed feet and a sharp, venomous spur (males)

Apes

primates without tails

Sloths

some of the slowest-moving animals

Bats

the flying mammals

Elephants

the largest living land animals

Kangaroo

the largest living marsupial

Capybara

the largest rodent

Monkeys

the most familiar primates with tails (includes the mandrill and baboon)

Opossum

the only marsupial outside Australia and the surrounding islands; found throughout North and South America