We are all familiar with mammals such as cats, dogs, and horses. Humans are also mammals. This action-packed videoillustrates the common characteristics of mammals while also exploring some of the major mammalian groups. Terminology and concepts include: body hair, endothermic, mammary glands, cerebrum, differentiated teeth, monotremes, marsupials, placental mammals, rodents, Lagomorphs, Chiroptera, ungulates, Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla, Carnivora, Cetacea, and primates.

Originally released by Visual Learning, 2010. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015.

Basic Mammalian Characteristics (3:04); --Mammalian Structures (4:34); -- Origin and Diversity of Mammals (2:29); -- Placental Mammals (4:31); -- Video Review (0:51); -- Video Assessment (3:07); -- Credits: Magnificent Mammals (0:43); .