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In zoology, mammalogy is the study of mammals – a class of vertebrates with characteristics such as homeothermic metabolism, fur, four-chambered hearts, and complex nervous systems. Mammalogy has also been known as "mastology," "theriology," and "therology."

Mammalogy branches off into other taxonomically-oriented disciplines such as primatology (study of primates), and cetology (study of cetaceans).

See also [edit]

• List of mammalogists

External links [edit]

• Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• The American Society of Mammalogists

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