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What advantages do mammals have over the rest of the vertebrates?

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What advantages do mammals have over the rest of the vertebrates?

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  1. The mammalian ability to regulate body heat makes us more adaptable in a lot of cases.

    But I wouldn't say that mammals really do have such advantages over the rest of the vertebrates. Birds, for example, are just as adaptable. In fact up until a few decades ago it was only birds that could winter on the Antarctic mainland.

    Fish can live in all sorts of different environments, as long as they have water around them, so I'd say that they are highly adaptive, too.

    As for invertebrates, well, I think we're pretty well outclassed there. They have the edge, except for Antarctical.


  2. For one, they can regulate their body heat. They can feed their young without hunting for a few months. Generally, their brains are larger in proportion to non-mammals, especially the frontal lobes. Like most hunters, their eyes on on the front of their heads to eye predators more efficiently. Prey animals often have eyes on either side of the head. I'm sure they're more, but I can't think of them right now!

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  5. Mammals generate their own internal body heat and this, coupled with a body covering of hair, has allowed them to live in environments that wouldn't support reptiles or insects such as the high arctic. Mammals also have a greater brain capacity than other vertebrates and are capable of improvising survival strategies such as cooperative hunting and herding. Mammals also provide care for the young until they are capable of living on their own thus ensuring a higher survival rate. While other specialized creatures may be masters in their own domains no other type of creature is capable of surviving in as many different types of environments as mammals.

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