Studying mammals: The insect hunters

Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • describe the lifestyle of a variety of insect eaters, from four orders
  • give examples of adaptations linked to feeding in insect eaters
  • explain the limited extent to which insectivores can be regarded as ‘primitive’
  • characterise typical adult mammalian dentition and understand dental formulae
  • recognise teleology and write down accounts of evolution that do not assume purpose or direction.