The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park has an abundance of mammals. Although monkeys, porcupines and elephants may not seem alike, they are all mammals.
Mammals share several common characteristics.
They have fur or body hair, are warm-blooded, and all nourish their young with milk. The amount of hair present varies between species of mammals. This is an adaptation to a specific way of life. Sometimes hair has been adapted for defense, as in the African-crested porcupine whose quills are really stiffened hairs. How females provide milk for their young may also vary among mammals.