Odd one out: Which of the following is NOT a mammal?
Explanation
Explanation
Step 1: Recall the features of mammals: they have mammary glands, hair or fur, and (mostly) give birth to young ones.
Step 2: A bat is the only flying mammal; it feeds milk to its young.
Step 3: Whales and dolphins live in water but breathe through lungs and feed milk to their young, so they are mammals.
Step 4: A shark breathes through gills and lays eggs or gives birth without milk – it is a fish.
Answer: Shark.
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