This document discusses mammals and provides safety tips around animals. It defines mammals as vertebrates that are warm-blooded and give live birth, have hair and mammary glands. It also lists 10 ways to stay safe around wild animals such as not disturbing them or touching injured animals. Additionally, it provides facts about rabies including that it is spread through saliva and kills millions annually. Lastly, it shows illustrations of raccoon, bear, cat and fox footprints.

1. Learning About Animals
1. What is a Mammal?
2. Ten Ways to be Safe Around Animals
3. Rabies Facts
4. Animal Footprints

2. 1. Mammals are vertabrates….
That means they have backbones.
What is a mammal?

3. 2. Mammals are warm-blooded…
That means they can keep their body
temperatures about the same
whether it is warm or cold outside.
What is a mammal?

4. 3. Mammals have fur or hair that covers
their bodies
What is a mammal?

5. 4. Mammals have 4 chambers in their
heart
What is a mammal?

6. 5. Mammals give birth to live young…
Except of the platypus and spiny
anteater
What is a mammal?

7. 6. Mammals have mammary glands
They can give milk to their young
What is a mammal?

8. Other Mammal Facts:
• They live on land and in water
• They live in every part of the world
• There are about 4,500 species
• Mammals can be carnivores, herbivores,
insectivores, or omnivores
What is a mammal?

9. 1. Do not disturb them
2. Never touch them
3. Do not try to help one that is injured
4. Do not touch or pick one up that is dead
5. Do not touch or pick up young animals
Ways to be Safe around
Wild Animals

10. 6. If it appears sick or hurt, tell an adult
7. Never feed wild animals other than songbirds
8. Give water to wildlife in a birdbath
9. Watch wildlife that lives near your house
10.Make nesting boxes or create wildlife habitat
Ways to be Safe around
Wild Animals

11. Caused by a virus
Spread by saliva NOT blood
Kills 50,000 people a year
Kills millions of animals a year
Only mammals can get it
Rabies – What Is It?

12. Move slowly
Act tame
Have Increased drooling
Aggressive
Seem sick
Rabies – Animal Behaviors

13. Vaccination and thorough washing for 5 minutes
Vaccinate dogs, cats, and ferrets
Keeps pets under supervision
Do not handle wild animals
Get pets spayed and neutered
Seem sick
Rabies – Prevention

14. Raccoon
5 toes front and back
Claw marks visible
Elongated pad on hind foot
Animal Footprints

15. Bear
5 toes in front
Large size
Claw marks visible
Hind foot elongated pad
Animal Footprints

16. Cat
4 toes in front and back
No claw marks visible
Front and Hind feet similar
Animal Footprints

17. Fox
4 toes in front and back
Claw marks visible
Front and back feet similar
Animal Footprints