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Suggest a reason why a whale is classified as a mammal like an elephant
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It's because they give birth to live animals, it wouldn't be considered a mammal if it gave birth to a baby whale that was in an egg.
Way more simpler than his
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The biological act of giving birth to their offspring like other land mammals shows that whales are mammals. Whales are also warm-blooded, breathe air through lungs, and produce milk for their offspring.
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