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Hace 23 horas · Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (/ k aɪ ˈ r ɒ p t ə r ə /). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium.The smallest bat, and arguably the smallest extant mammal, is Kitti's hog-nosed ...
Hace 23 horas · The cat (Felis catus), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae.Recent advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC.It is commonly kept as a house pet and farm cat, but also ranges freely as a feral cat ...
Hace 23 horas · Lemurs (/ ˈ l iː m ər / ⓘ LEE-mər) (from Latin lemures – "ghosts" or "spirits") are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea (/ l ɛ m j ʊ ˈ r ɔɪ d i ə / lem-yuurr-OY-dee-ə), divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species.They are endemic to the island of Madagascar.Most existing lemurs are small, have a pointed snout, large eyes, and ...
Hace 23 horas · Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae (/ ˈ ɜːr s ɪ d iː,-d aɪ /).They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans.Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South ...
