Mammal Study Merit Badge

​A mammal may weigh as little as 1/12 ounce, as do some shrews, or as much as 150 tons, like the blue whale. It may spring, waddle, swim, or even fly. But if it has milk for its young, has hair of some kind, is relatively intelligent, and has warm blood, then it is a mammal.
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• Mammal Study is one of the elective merit badges for the William T. Hornaday awards for Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts.
• Mammal Study merit badge is an option for the National Outdoor Badge for Conservation.

Session Details

Difficulty	Prerequisites	Materials to Bring	Location	Length	Requirements
1	Great for younger Scouts. Some hiking involved.	Scouts should bring a digital camera or SMARTphone. Scouts will also need a notebook in which to mount a leaf collection and field samples.	Nature Lodge	1	Link