Mammals used as commercial product




Mammals as commercial product
  • The mammalian products are used by human beings in the form of food, shelter, medicine and other products.

  • The skin, hairs, furs are used for the protection and covering of the human body.
  • Wild boars, Kangaroos, seals ,sea lions are hunted for their hides.

  • The hair and wool of sheep and goat are used in formation of fabrics.

  • The mammals are also used as medicine. The cow and goat  milk is given to diseased person because it is easily digested.

  • The whale liver provides a good quantity of vitamin A which is highly effective for eye abnormality. 
  • Whales are haunted for the oil which is used primarily in manufacturing of soap and paints. 
  • The well known sperm oil, a waxy fat, is used in candle formation and also used in cosmetics and ointment and also in detergent and shoe polishes.

  • Cow dung is used as fertilizer in Indian villages and its dried form is used as a source of burning fuel for cooking. 
  • Cow dung is  also being used in production of gobar gas which is source of light and cooking fuel in Indian villages.

  • Musk is produced by Asian and African civets and American deer.It is frequently used in the perfume industry. 
  • Ambergris is a waxy substance found in the intestines of some sperm whales, also used in the perfume industry.

  • Ivory is obtained from elephants and walruses. It is used in making the keys of piano and ball of billiards. 
  • From the carcass of mammals, fat is obtained which is widely used in preparation of soap and lubricants in the leather and textile industry.

  • Bone of dead animals is used in preparation of weapons for defense and offence both. 
  • Bone charcoal is used in the sugar industry for clearing molasses. Bone are used in manufacture of phosphate fertilizer.  
  • Gems and gelatin are obtained from the skeleton of a whale used in the manufacture of photographic films.


















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