People

People
What are People?

People are special animals.
People belong to the group of animals called mammals. Mammals are animals whose babies are born live rather than hatched from eggs. All mammal babies can drink milk from their mother’s body. Dogs, horses, cats and whales are mammals, too. But human beings are different in some important ways.
Most mammals move on all four feet, but people walk upright. Our hipbones are specially shaped to help us keep our balance. People have thumbs that can grasp things. Unlike other animals, people can survive in many different environments. We can live almost anywhere in the world.