Meet Your Relatives

Mammals are everywhere, from extreme environments like the frigid Arctic ice to the hottest desert.

An amazing assortment of mammals swim, glide, burrow, run, hop, climb trees or even fly. Despite the sometimes extreme differences among mammals, we all still have a few things in common – like three tiny bones in our middle ear.

When you look at the entire 200 million year history of mammals—from the ones that ate dinosaurs to ones that weigh no more than a dollar bill —you’re guaranteed to find surprises. Come and meet your relatives!