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Carnivora is the order of eutherian mammals that includes wolves - like this arctic wolf - dogs, cats, raccoons, bears, weasels, hyenas, seals, and walruses, to name just a few. Most carnivores are land animals, but an important and highly specialized group of carnivores, the pinnipeds or "fin-feet," have taken up life in the oceans; pinnipeds include seals, sea lions, and walruses. A few other carnivores, such as the sea otter, are also specialized for life in the oceans. .
Human-carnivore relationships are extremely varied. On the one hand, dogs and cats have been domesticated for thousands of years. Many carnivores, such as mink, seal, fox, and bobcat, have long been hunted or ranched for their fur. Other carnivores benefit humans by killing pests such as snakes and rodents, or by consuming carrion. However, the reputation of many large carnivores as predators on man or on livestock -- a false or highly exaggerated reputation, in most cases -- has been used to justify unrestricted hunting. Hunting and trapping of wild carnivores for fur, and the destruction of habitats around the world have also contributed towards bringing many carnivore species to extinction or to the brink of extinction. .
The name "Carnivora" means "meat-eaters," and most members of the Carnivora are meat-eating predators and scavengers. However, not all members of the Carnivora adhere to a strict meat diet: raccoons, civets, jackals, badgers, skunks, and many bears supplement their diet with fruit, honey, seeds, roots, and/or other plant foods. Some members of the Carnivora aren't even meat-eaters at all: some small carnivores such as the tropical American coatis and kinkajou eat mostly fruit, and the panda feeds almost exclusively on bamboo. Remember that biological taxa are defined as a set of animals with a common ancestry, not all members of a taxon will necessarily show the most characteristic features of the taxon.
The Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae Caninae Chrysocyon Brachyurus, otherwise known as the Maned Wolf or Aguará Guazú is the largest canid of South America. The Maned Wolf is also the only animal in the Chrysocyon genus. It bears minor similarities with the red fox as well as the wolf ...
COYOTE: SCIENTIFIC PAPER Most of the general population would be able to recall that coyotes are members of the dog family, and that they generally inhabit the northwest United States. Other than that, not much attention is paid to this particular canine. It will try to avoid man, as man will...
With the wealth of animals existing on our earth, the rise of diseases and infections is becoming a common occurrence. A disease is any impairment that interferes with or modifies the performance of normal function. Diseases however can be infectious or non-infectious depending on whether the influe...