carnivore: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Carnivora

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Snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia)

Alaskan Malamute

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).

Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

Three African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus) rest on muddy ground near water, with one standing alert and two lying down.

Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).

Group of southern sea lions (Otaria byronia) resting on rocky shore with ocean water and large cliffs in the background.

Observe a predatory lion pride in a typical day of grooming, playing, hunting, eating prey, and sleeping

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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

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The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024

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Lion (panthera leo)

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