Class Aves

Birds are characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws and a strong lightweight skeleton who lay eggs with hard shells. Most can fly but some, like the ostrich, kiwis, rheas, and cassowaries, have lost that ability. Most of these birds have long legs adapted for running. Penguins are also flightless but their body shape has adapted … Continue reading "Class Aves"

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Order Artiodactyla

Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Artiodactyla These are the even-toed ungulates, cloven-hooved mammals. The weight of the animal is carried by its 3rd and 4th toes.  Artiodactyla are sometimes put in a superorder Cetartiodactyla together with the order Cetacea (whales & dolphins) as evidence suggests the cetaceans evolved from artiodactyl … Continue reading "Order Artiodactyla"

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