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milk that comes from their mother’s bodies. This is one of the key ways to know
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and stout class of animals known as the reptiles. This is a diverse group with
more than 10,000 different species and a huge representation in the fossil
record. Once the dominant land vertebrates on the planet, reptiles still occupy
just about every single ecosystem outside of the extreme north and south.

See the complete list of reptiles.


FISH

Fish are aquatic vertebrates. They usually have gills, paired fins, a long body
covered with scales, and tend to be cold-blooded. “Fish” is a term used to refer
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cold-blooded, and spend time both on land and in water. Though other animals
only live on land or in the water, amphibians have the unique ability to thrive
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individual species of invertebrates may exist accounting for between 90-95
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collectively referred to as arthropods. It is common to see this name misspelled
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