2013 · EnvironmentPrevious Year Question
Q60.
Consider the following animals: 1. Sea cow 2. Sea horse 3. Sea lion Which of the above is/are mammal/mammals?
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer

B

Explanation

Sea Cow (Dugong/Manatee) is a large aquatic mammal. Sea horse is a vertebrate fish (genus Hippocampus). Sea Lion is warm-blooded, gives birth to live young, has hair, and the female produces milk — all characteristics of mammals. So Sea cow and Sea lion are mammals, but Sea horse is a fish.