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The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War, was a significant precursor to the American Revolutionary War. It resulted in France losing almost all of its American and Canadian territories to the British Empire.
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Key Facts & Information

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The French and Indian War happened between 1754 and 1763 in North America.

France and Britain were already fighting in Europe in the early 1750s, but now the battle had spread to North America where the British and French colonies were living.

The war was between the British and French colonies living in America, but because there were so many more British Americans, the French people relied on the local Native American Indian people to help them as allies.

This is why it's called the French and Indian War.

The area where the French colonies lived is now Canada but was known as New France in the 18th century.

The French and Indian War started because France wanted control over the Ohio River area, but Britain wouldn't let them have it. This dispute soon turned into a battle and the British declared war against France.

The land surrounding the Ohio River was very valuable in terms of resources and the route of fur-trading with the Native Americans.

"Both Great Britain and France coveted the region for different reasons. The French recognized the strategic importance of the valley as a link in their far-flung empire, which stretched from New France, in Canada, to Louisiana, along the Mississippi River. On the other hand, English colonists from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania hoped to settle the Ohio Valley area."
- According to the book Bushy Run Battlefield: Pennsylvania Trail of History Guide

THE WAR BEGAN

Most of the fighting happened in the area that is now Upstate New York.

In Britain and Europe, the war was called the Seven Years' War, but in America, it was called the French and Indian War.

In 1757, the new British leader, William Pitt, saw the war as a great way to build a bigger empire and he put a lot of money into ensuring Britain succeeded.

By 1758, Britain had made peace with many of the Native American Indian people. The Indian people then started to abandon their French allies, causing France's war effort to become weaker and weaker.

Spain joined the war in place of the Native American Indians and helped France to fight against Britain, but it was too late and, in 1759, France lost control of Quebec.

By 1760, Britain had also gained control over Montreal and had forced France out of Canada completely. Pitt saw this as a great success and began attacking other French and Spanish colonies in other parts of the world.

The war was a massive conflict between Austria, England, France, Britain, Prussia, and Sweden. In Europe, King Frederick the Great of Prussia was battling Sweden, Austria, and France, while in North America, England and France were going head-to-head for colonial domination.

More people died in the French and Indian War than died in the entire American Revolution.

THE END OF WAR

The war ended in 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty meant that France had to give all of its American and Canadian territories back to Britain and Spain, and Spain also had to give up Florida.

The result of the French and Indian war was that Britain now owned much more land than it had before and the French influence over North America was totally removed. However, the relationship between Britain and the Native American Indians was badly damaged and it was this that eventually led America towards its Revolutionary War.

As a result, the war triggered hostilities between Britain and the American colonists. The British Parliament began to pass acts which levied taxes on different goods both imported and locally made in the colony.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Among the major events during the French and Indian War were as follows:

The Battle at Fort Duquesne (1755) where 1500 men under the command of British General Braddock were ambushed by the French and the Indians.

In the Battle of Fort Oswego (1756), the French took 1700 prisoners.

In 1757, the French captured Fort William Henry and killed 150 British soldiers despite their surrender.

British captured Quebec City from the French in 1759.

In 1760, the city of Montreal fell to the British.

Colonel George Washington led the first battle of the war, the Battle of Jumonville Glen.

At the end of the war in 1762, Britain captured Havan, Cuba from Spain which was later exchanged for Florida.

French and Indian War Worksheets

This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about the French and Indian War across 19 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use French and Indian War worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War, which was a significant precursor to the American Revolutionary War. It resulted in France losing almost all of its American and Canadian territories to the British Empire.

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The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763 in British North America and French North America. They fought over land which is now in the United States and Canada. The French had some Native American allies and the British had other allies.

The conflict took place during Seven Years' War. France was already fighting Prussia. Because of this, they did not send many troops to Canada.

The French built a new fort in the territory they both wanted, and the British decided to try to get them to leave. After failing in a small battle in 1754 they tried again with the Battle of Monongahela in 1755. The British commander, General Edward Braddock, led 1,500 British soldiers in an attack on Fort Duquesne. He failed and died with many of his men. A militia officer, George Washington, led the defeated survivors home.

In 1756, the French captured the British Fort Oswego. They took more than 1,700 British soldiers captive.

The French were victorious again at Fort William Henry in 1757. After they captured the fort, the Indians did not follow the rules of British surrender. They killed about 150 British soldiers after they had surrendered.

In 1759, at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (also called the Battle of Quebec), the British defeated the French and took control of Quebec City.

In 1760, Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst led the British in the defeat of the French. The British took control of Montreal.

The fighting in North America stopped on September 8, 1760, with the French surrender of Montreal and the rest of Canada to the British.

The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763. France had to give its North American lands east of the Mississippi River to Britain except the small islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, near Newfoundland. Britain offered France the choice to give up its Canadian land or the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, which British troops had taken during the war. France chose to keep the islands, which were valuable for their sugar plantations.

With the Royal Proclamation of 1763, colonists in British North America became unhappy over their share of the winnings. The war had been expensive and England began taxing the American colonists to pay for it. These were two of the causes of the American Revolution.

Interesting facts about the French and Indian War

Some Indian tribes helped the French fight because the French had been better at befriending them than the British had.

To encourage the colonies to unite in the battle against the French and Indians, Benjamin Franklin printed a drawing showing the colonies as parts of a chopped-up, writhing snake. It was the first political cartoon printed in America.

Roland-Michel Barrin de la Galissonière, the governor of New France, had signs made of lead that told settlers and travelers that they were traveling on French land.

While most Indian tribes sided with the French, there were a few that sided with the English.

Many present-day Cajuns are descendants of these French and Indian War refugees that settled in Louisiana.

The war inspired the song "Yankee Doodle."

Spain, which allied with France in 1762, was forced to give Florida to the British.

George Washington was a colonel in the British militia during the war.

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In Akron, Ohio, it's the first day of school for 240 at-risk students who will be attending the inaugural year of the I Promise School - and it's all thanks to LeBron James. The NBA superstar created the school as an extension of the LeBron James Family Foundation to give kids opportunities to thrive despite difficult life situations.

How did LeBron start his own public school?

In November 2017, the LeBron James Family Foundation approached the Akron school board about assisting in the creation of a school designed to help at-risk kids who are lagging behind in their studies and struggling at home.

The I Promise School is a joint venture between the foundation and Akron Public Schools. The school board oversaw the creation of the curriculum and ensured the school would meet educational standards, while LeBron served as the primary donor to help shape the outside-the-classroom goals of the school.

How does the I Promise School differ from any other school?

The school will operate with a longer-than-normal school year, with a focus on accelerated learning to bring kids up to speed who otherwise might be lagging. In addition, there is a focus on combating factors outside of the classroom that could cause children to struggle.

Services are available to help students deal from stress related to parents who are struggling to make ends meet. In addition there are activities to prevent the kids from having too much idle time and potentially getting into trouble.

The school also provides services to families, which include job placement assistance for parents and an on-site food bank that will allow parents to pick out foods they can prepare at home.

LeBron James often credits his bicycle as a huge factor in his childhood that gave him an escape from dangerous parts of his neighborhood and the freedom to explore - every student will receive a bicycle when they arrive.

Principal Brandi Davis explained the goals of the I Promise School to the Los Angeles Times:

"I think the missing link in public education is that family wraparound support," said Brandi Davis, the school's principal. "Because our students come to school and they're worried about things at home. ... We want to create that safe, that secure and that caring and loving environment for our families and our students so that our kids can focus on education."

Hasn't LeBron assisted with education before?

The LeBron James Family Foundation has been involved in helping Akron and its surrounding areas for years. In 2015 he announced an initiative that would pay for more than 1,000 kids to attend college.

LeBron has also funded the "Wheels for Education" program, which started in 2011 and provides kids with school supplies, access to computers, and a bicycle inside a system designed to keep kids motivated to complete their homework and get good grades.

Are there photos of the school?

Absolutely, and it looks amazing.

The @LJFamFoundation I Promise School opens today in Akron. In the lobby is 114 game worn shoes that people have bought with one shoe coming here, the buyer keeping the other and all the money going to the school. pic.twitter.com/Mfnlym0Y8w
- Will Ujek (@WillUjek) July 30, 2018

How seriously will the students take the "I Promise" pledge?

Very seriously.

What ultimately motivated LeBron to make this happen?

He explained why in his speech announcing the opening of the school:

I want people to know that these kids should still have the same opportunity as everybody else. That's what's most important. Us as adults, we have a responsibility to not let these kids down, to continue to be the teachers, the mentors, the parents, the coaching, the life skills, the superheroes ... whatever it is that gives the inspiration, everything, that's our responsibility. These kids are our future and they have dreams and aspirations bigger than the city of Akron, than the state of Ohio, than the USA.

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History >> Civil Rights for Kids

African-American Civil Rights Movement

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The African-American Civil Rights Movement was an ongoing fight for racial equality that took place for over 100 years after the Civil War. Leaders such asMartin Luther King, Jr., Booker T. Washington, and Rosa Parks paved the way for non-violent protests which led to changes in the law. When most people talk about the "Civil Rights Movement" they are talking about the protests in the 1950s and 1960s that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Background

The Civil Rights Movement has its background in the abolitionist movement before theCivil War. Abolitionists were people that thought slavery was morally wrong and wanted it to come to an end. Before the Civil War, many of the northern states had outlawed slavery. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln freed the enslaved with the Emancipation Proclamation. After the war, slavery was made illegal with the thirteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Segregation and the Jim Crow Laws

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After the Civil War, many southern states continued to treat African-Americans as second class citizens. They implemented laws that kept black people separate from white people. These laws became known as Jim Crow laws. They required separate schools, restaurants, restrooms, and transportation based on the color of a person's skin. Other laws prevented many black people from voting.

Early Protests

In the early 1900s, black people began to protest the Jim Crow laws that southern states were implementing to enforce segregation. Several African-American leaders such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells joined together to found the NAACP in 1909. Another leader, Booker T. Washington, helped to form schools to educate African-Americans in order to improve their status in society.

The Movement Grows

The civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1950s when theSupreme Court ruled that segregation in schools was illegal in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. Federal troops were brought in to Little Rock, Arkansas to allow the Little Rock Nine to attend a previously all white high school.

Major Events in the Movement

The 1950's and early 1960's brought about several major events in the fight for the civil rights of African-Americans. In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. This sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott which lasted for over a year and brought Martin Luther King, Jr. to the forefront of the movement. King led a number of non-violent protests including the Birmingham Campaign and the March on Washington.

Lyndon Johnson signing Civil Rights Act
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Civil Rights Act of 1964

In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law byPresident Lyndon Johnson. This act outlawed segregation and the Jim Crow laws of the south. It also outlawed discrimination based on race, national background, and gender. Although there were still many issues, this law gave the NAACP and other organizations a strong base on which to fight discrimination in the courts.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

In 1965, another law was passed called the Voting Rights Act. This law said that citizens could not be denied the right to vote based on their race. It outlawed literacy tests (a requirement that people be able to read) and poll taxes (a fee that people had to pay to vote).

Interesting Facts about the African-American Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Act was originally proposed by President John F. Kennedy.

The 1968 Civil Rights Act, also known as the Fair Housing Act, outlawed discrimination in the selling or renting of housing.

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee was once the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed in 1968.

Today, African-Americans have been elected or appointed to the highest positions in the U.S. government including Secretary of State (Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice) and President (Barack Obama).

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Orion

Orion is one of the most visible constellations. Because of its location, it can be seen throughout the world. Orion is named after a hunter from Greek mythology. Its brightest stars are Betelgeuse and Rigel.

Constellation Orion

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Kids learn about the constellations in the science of astronomy. These stars that form patterns when viewed from the Earth have been studied since ancient times.

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All stars form in nebulae, which are huge clouds of gas and dust. Though they shine for many thousands, and even millions of years, stars do not last forever. The changes that occur in a star over time and the final stage of its life depend on a star's size.

Life Cycle of a Star
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Nuclear reactions at the centre (or core) of a star provides energy which makes it shine brightly. This stage is called the ' main sequence'. The exact lifetime of a star depends very much on its size. Very massive stars use up their fuel quickly. This means they may only last a few hundred thousand years. Smaller stars use up fuel more slowly so will shine for several billion years.

Eventually, the hydrogen which powers the nuclear reactions inside a star begins to run out. The star then enters the final phases of its lifetime. All stars will expand, cool and change colour to become a red giant. What happens next depends on how massive the star is.

A smaller star, like the Sun, will gradually cool down and stop glowing. During these changes it will go through the planetary nebula phase, and white dwarf phase. After many thousands of millions of years it will stop glowing and become a black dwarf.

A massive star experiences a much more energetic and violent end. It explodes as a supernova. This scatters materials from inside the star across space. This material can collect in nebulae and form the next generation of stars. After the dust clears, a very dense neutron star is left behind. These spin rapidly and can give off streams of radiation, known as pulsars.

If the star is especially massive, when it explodes it forms a black hole.

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The Life Cycles of Stars: How Supernovae Are Formed

It is very poetic to say that we are made from the dust of the stars. Amazingly, it's also true! Much of our bodies, and our planet, are made of elements that were created in the explosions of massive stars. Let's examine exactly how this can be.

Life Cycles of Stars

A star's life cycle is determined by its mass. The larger its mass, the shorter its life cycle. A star's mass is determined by the amount of matter that is available in its nebula, the giant cloud of gas and dust from which it was born. Over time, the hydrogen gas in the nebula is pulled together by gravity and it begins to spin. As the gas spins faster, it heats up and becomes as a protostar. Eventually the temperature reaches 15,000,000 degrees and nuclear fusion occurs in the cloud's core. The cloud begins to glow brightly, contracts a little, and becomes stable. It is now a main sequence star and will remain in this stage, shining for millions to billions of years to come. This is the stage our Sun is at right now.
As the main sequence star glows, hydrogen in its core is converted into helium by nuclear fusion. When the hydrogen supply in the core begins to run out, and the star is no longer generating heat by nuclear fusion, the core becomes unstable and contracts. The outer shell of the star, which is still mostly hydrogen, starts to expand. As it expands, it cools and glows red. The star has now reached the red giant phase. It is red because it is cooler than it was in the main sequence star stage and it is a giant because the outer shell has expanded outward. In the core of the red giant, helium fuses into carbon. All stars evolve the same way up to the red giant phase. The amount of mass a star has determines which of the following life cycle paths it will take from there.

The illustration above compares the different evolutionary paths low-mass stars (like our Sun) and high-mass stars take after the red giant phase. For low-mass stars (left hand side), after the helium has fused into carbon, the core collapses again. As the core collapses, the outer layers of the star are expelled. A planetary nebula is formed by the outer layers. The core remains as a white dwarf and eventually cools to become a black dwarf.

On the right of the illustration is the life cycle of a massive star (10 times or more the size of our Sun). Like low-mass stars, high-mass stars are born in nebulae and evolve and live in the Main Sequence. However, their life cycles start to differ after the red giant phase. A massive star will undergo a supernova explosion. If the remnant of the explosion is 1.4 to about 3 times as massive as our Sun, it will become a neutron star. The core of a massive star that has more than roughly 3 times the mass of our Sun after the explosion will do something quite different. The force of gravity overcomes the nuclear forces which keep protons and neutrons from combining. The core is thus swallowed by its own gravity. It has now become a black hole which readily attracts any matter and energy that comes near it. What happens between the red giant phase and the supernova explosion is described below.

From Red Giant to Supernova: The Evolutionary Path of High Mass Stars
Once stars that are 5 times or more massive than our Sun reach the red giant phase, their core temperature increases as carbon atoms are formed from the fusion of helium atoms. Gravity continues to pull carbon atoms together as the temperature increases and additional fusion processes proceed, forming oxygen, nitrogen, and eventually iron.

When the core contains essentially just iron, fusion in the core ceases. This is because iron is the most compact and stable of all the elements. It takes more energy to break up the iron nucleus than that of any other element. Creating heavier elements through fusing of iron thus requires an input of energy rather than the release of energy. Since energy is no longer being radiated from the core, in less than a second, the star begins the final phase of gravitational collapse. The core temperature rises to over 100 billion degrees as the iron atoms are crushed together. The repulsive force between the nuclei overcomes the force of gravity, and the core recoils out from the heart of the star in a shock wave, which we see as a supernova explosion.

As the shock encounters material in the star's outer layers, the material is heated, fusing to form new elements and radioactive isotopes. While many of the more common elements are made through nuclear fusion in the cores of stars, it takes the unstable conditions of the supernova explosion to form many of the heavier elements. The shock wave propels this material out into space. The material that is exploded away from the star is now known as a supernova remnant.

The hot material, the radioactive isotopes, as well as the leftover core of the exploded star, produce X-rays and gamma-rays.

For the Student
Using the above background information, (and additional sources of information from the library or the web), make your own diagram of the life cycle of a high-mass star.

For the Student
Using the text, and any external printed references, define the following terms: protostar, life cycle, main sequence star, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf, supernova, neutron star, pulsar, black hole, fusion, element, isotope, X-ray, gamma-ray.

Reference URLs:

Supernovae
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/supernovae1.html
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/supernovae2.html

Life Cycles of Stars
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/educators/lifecycles/stars.html

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Mammals are a classification of vertebrates ( with a backbone). Mammals have unique characteristics which include being warm-blooded and having hair. They are very diverse with many different shapes, sizes, and colors.

Features of Mammals

All mammals have hair, even if it is a small amount. For example, dolphins and whales have hair. The hairs on these animals are so small you would need a magnifying glass to see them. Many other animals might look like they have hair, but their hair is living. Hair is dead cords of a substance. The hair on a spider is living, which means it is not actually hair. Hair and fur help the animal maintain a healthy body temperature. It is also used for camouflage, and sometimes for communication.

Mammals don't lay eggs like or They give birth to live young rather than hatching from eggs. Females have milk-producing glands that the young feed off of. The mother's milk is the young's only food source for their first weeks or even years of life. Mammal females produce fewer offspring than other animals. The offspring have a much higher rate of survival than birds, reptiles, and

Mammals have four limbs. Some walk on all four legs such as , the lions, cheetahs, and cats. Others have adapted to walk on two legs such as and humans. These legs help mammals outrun their predators or catch their prey. Cheetahs are the fastest mammal on Earth reaching speeds over 65 miles per hour. On the other hand sloth is one of the slowest, moving about 0.5-1 feet per minute.

Mammals eat more than cold-blooded animals because they exert more . Different mammals eat different things. There are herbivores (plant eaters), carnivores (meat eater), and omnivores (plant and meat eaters) . Some animals are herbivores or carnivores. , some will eat other foods if necessary.

Herbivores will eat like leaves, grasses, roots, seeds, nuts, fruits, and flowers. Mammals with a herbivorous diet include and Carnivores will eat other mammals, birds, reptiles, worms, and insects. Carnivores include lions, dolphins, and whales. Omnivores eat any of the foods eaten in herbivorous and carnivorous diets. Omnivores include raccoons, and humans.

Mammals live on every continent. They live on land, in the ocean, and some even . They have adapted to survive and live in their habitats. They find The majority of mammals live on land in burrows, , shelter, and even avoid their carnivorous predators. The marine mammals have developed flippers instead of legs. This enables them to swim through the water. rainforests.

Mammals have developed certain capabilities depending on where they live. Those that live in flat areas such as the plains have adapted to run fast. Running fast lets them run away from their predators or catch their prey. Mammals that live in the forests have adapted to climbing high in the trees.

Impact on Humans

Mammals are a very important resource for humans. Many are a source of food such as meat and milk. They are also kept as pets or service animals.

Mammals have a huge impact on the ecosystem. Some carnivores are a threat to human lives and livestock. Mammals that wander into urban areas have caused car accidents by walking into the roads.

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Mammals are a classification of vertebrates ( with a backbone). Mammals have unique characteristics which include being warm-blooded and having hair. They are very diverse with many different shapes, sizes, and colors. All mammals have hair, even if it is a small amount. For example, dolphins and whales have hair.

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There are over 4000 different types of mammals. Mammals are very diverse. There are mammals that live above ground, mammals that can fly, mammals that live below ground and mammals that live under water. Mammals can live in locations of both warm temperatures and cold temperatures. For example, camels can survive in the dry, hot desert and polar bears can live near the cold polar regions of the earth. The blue whale, which is a mammal, is the largest animal on earth. The bull elephant, which is also a mammal, is the largest animal living on land.

Giraffes can use their long neck to reach food high in the trees

Mammal Facts

Mammals are warm-blooded animals. Their body temperature remains about the same their entire lives.

All mammals have hair, even dolphins and whales that live in the ocean.

Most mammals are born live, not from eggs. There are two mammals that hatch from eggs, including the spiny anteater and the duckbilled platypus.

Most mammals are helpless when they are babies. Adult mammals protect and help care for babies until they can survive on their own. The mammal most famous for caring for their babies is the mother kangaroo who carries their babies in their pouch until they are about one year old. Mammals like mice, only care for their young for about 1 month. Elephants care for their young for a long time, up to 10 years. How long do you think your parents will care for you?

All mammal babies drink milk from their mothers.

All mammals except ant eaters have teeth

Bats are the only mammals that can fly.

Cheetahs are the fastest land animal and also mammals. The can run up to 70 mph. The fastest cheetah clocked in a zoo for the 100 meter dash is 5.95 seconds which is almost twice as fast as the fastest human recorded. To run this fast the cheetah has a stride length of nearly 22 feet. The long jump record for a human is just over 29 feet. The cheetah has the perfect body for speed and has enlarged lungs, nostrils and heart to be able to get enough oxygen to run fast.

Orca (Killer) whales are one of the fiercest hunters of all animals. They are known to attack whales and even polar bears. Orcas are also very smart and are featured in aquatic shows where they can show off their intelligence

Koalas sleep the longest of any animal. They sleep 22 hours a day.

Dolphin and whale babies do not sleep the first month of their life

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Facts about Mammals | Science with Kids.com

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There are over 4000 different types of mammals. Mammals are very diverse. There are mammals that live above ground, mammals that can fly, mammals that live below ground and mammals that live under water. Mammals can live in locations of both warm temperatures and cold temperatures.

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Biology4Kids.com! This tutorial introduces mammals. Other sections include plants, animal systems, invertebrates, vertebrates, and microorganisms.