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Question by  dwhite (58)

Is a shark a mammal?

What is the scientific classification for a shark?

 
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Answer by  Dani8 (8)

A shark, though born live, is a fish and not a mammal as it breathes through its gills just like any other fish.

 
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Answer by  Marie (778)

A shark is not a mammal, it belongs to the chondrichthyes class, and not mammalia. Unlike mammals, they do not nurse their young.

 
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