Gorillas are mammals, and they possess features found only in mammals, not in any other vertebrate group. State one mammalian characteristic visible in Fig. 2.1.
State two mammalian characteristics that cannot be seen in Fig. 2.1.
Name the mammal whose average lifespan is 23 years.
State the mean body mass of a male rhinoceros.
State the mean body mass of the mammal with an average lifespan of 25 years.
Describe the link between average body mass and average lifespan shown in Fig. 2.2 and Table 2.1.
Suggest three factors that would improve the chance of a man living longer.