So are such farm animals as cattle, goats, hogs, and horses. Mammals also include ... All mammals have hair at some time in their life, though in certain whales it is present only before birth. Mammals are ... Birds are also warm-blooded, but animal groups such as fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians are not. read more
No, birds are not mammals. Mammals tend to have hair and to have milk-producing breasts. No birds do. The cladogram below show the relationship among various animals. Birds are Aves; mammals are Mammalia. They're quite distantly related. read more
Birds, as a group, have been extensively studied, so scientists believe that the estimated number of bird species alive today (between 9,000 to 10,000) is a relatively good approximation of the actual number. read more