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Animals Animals Animal Facts Habitat Facts Animal Pictures From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published every Thursday by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the blog, participate in forum discussions, and browse the growing library of animal profiles. Prosimians The term prosimians refers to all primates except monkeys and apes. Prosimians are more primiative than their cousins the monkeys and apes. Prosimians include galagos, pottos, lemurs, bushbabies, tarsiers and... Read more See More About:  mammals  prosimians  lemurs Walrus The walrus is a large marine mammal that is notable for its size and its long tusks. Walrus live in the Canadian Arctic, Greenland, Svalbard Archipelago, the Russian Arctic, Laptev... Read more See More About:  walrus  marine mammals  New Frog Discovered in Panama A new species of frog has been discovered by a team of scientists working in the mountains of western Panama. The new frog belongs to a diverse group of frogs... Read more See More About:  frogs  amphibians  Mammals Mammals are a group of vertebrates that includes about 21 groups such as anteaters, bats, carnivores, cetaceans, elephants, marsupials, primates, rodents and many others. There are about 5,400 species of mammals alive today. Mammals first appeared about 200 million years ago during the Jurassic Period. The articles listed below provide information about the characteristics, classification and evolution of mammals. Animals / Wildlife Ads Animals Animals Facts Wildlife Animals All Animals Wild Life Animals Featured Articles Reptiles Habitat Facts Zoology Basics Zoology Glossary Amphibians Birds   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More> This newsletter is written by: Laura Klappenbach Animals Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Animals A to Z What is Evolution? Basic Animal Groups Facts About Animals Animal Characteristics   Follow me on: Advertisement