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ANIMALS

Carnivores EXTERNAL FEATURES

OF A MALE LION
Nose
THE MAMMALIAN ORDER CARNIVORA includes cats, dogs, Eye
bears, raccoons, pandas, weasels, badgers, skunks, otters,
civets, mongooses, and hyenas. The order’s name is derived
from the fact that most of its members are carnivores
(flesh -eaters). Typical carnivore features therefore
Mane
reflect a hunting life-style: speed and agility; sharp
claws and well-developed canine teeth for holding
and killing prey; carnassial teeth (cheek teeth) for
cutting flesh; and forward-facing eyes for good
distance judgment. However, some members of the
Nostril
order—bears, badgers, and foxes, for example—
have a more mixed diet, and a few are entirely Vibrissa
herbivorous (plant-eating), notably pandas. (whisker)
Such animals have no carnassial teeth and tend
to be slower moving than pure flesh-eaters. Tongue

SKULL OF A LION Canine
tooth
Zygomatic arch Nasal bone
Incisor
Coronoid process Maxilla
tooth
Orbit
Sagittal crest Upper premolars
Upper canine

Lower canine

Mandible
Occipital Lower premolars
condyle Condyle
Tympanic Upper carnassial tooth
bulla Angular process (4th upper premolar)
SKULL OF A BEAR Chest
Sagittal crest Zygomatic arch Upper molars
Orbit Elbow
Occipital Nasal bone
condyle
Upper premolars
Maxilla
Upper canine
Upper incisor
Lower incisor
Lower canine
Lower arm
Mandible
Tympanic
bulla Lower premolars
Angular Condyle Lower molars
process Toe

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