The document discusses the five main groups of vertebrates: mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish. It provides additional details about mammals, noting that they are viviparous, give birth to live young that feed on milk from their mothers' breasts. It specifies that whales, dolphins, and sharks are examples of marine mammals that live in water but breathe air through lungs. The document also mentions that birds breathe through lungs and lay eggs from which their offspring hatch, while fish breathe through gills and live exclusively in water, either freshwater or saltwater.