Carnivores Lecture (Combined)

African palm civet

Nandiniidae

Civets and Genets

Viverridae

Mongooses

-Difference between mongooses and civets/genets

Herpestidae

Malagasy carnivores

-Where are they found

Eupleridae

-Endemic to madagascar

Hyaena & Aardwolf

-Steal kills mean?

-Mate year round

Hyaenida

-kleptoparasitism

-polyestrous

Cats

-Most need external stimulation

Felidae

-Induced ovulators

Dogs/Canids

-Difference between coyote/fox/wolf/domesticated dog

Canidae

Red Panda

Ailuridae

Bear

Ursidae

Racoons

Procyonidae

Weasel

Mustelidae

Skunks

Mephitidae

Walrus

Odobenidae

Eared Seals & Sea Lion

Otariidae

Earless or true seals

Phocidae

What order is “flesh devour”

Carnivora

The two suborders

Feliformia (cats)

Caniformia (dogs)

What kind of callmark dentition does canivores have

Secodont carnassial

Deeply cupped mandibulars called

fossa

A bony opening in some carnivores through which a branch of the carotid artery passes

alisphenooid canal

Two extinct carnivore like groups

Creodonta

Mesonychids

Modern carnivores evolved from early carnivore-morphs of the extinct Family ____ in North America; we call this group ______

Miacidae, Miacids

Helps refine sounds w/n inner ear.

Differences between feliformia and caniformia

Auditory septum bullae

-Feliformia: Will complete in almost all species

-Caniformia: Absent or partial

Family of the African palm civet

Nandiniidae

Stealing the kills of other predators

kleptoparasitism

mate year round

polyestrous

feeding on ants and termites

Myrmecophagous

Two ways cats kill

-Neck biting

-Muzz suffocation/skull biting

“First cat”

Proailurus

Bobcat vs Lynx

Word for western dog (fossil)

Hesperocyon

How to trap black bears

-Pastry

-Usage of snares/cubby set

-Usage of Culvert Trap

-Imobilization with telazol

-Check tattooed id/ear tag/pit

-Teeth wear and tear

Mesocarnivores noted for noxious anal gland spray of oily, yellow sulfur-alcoholic, compound known as _______ used to deter predators

bulylmercaptan

skunks and stink badgers use it

Area where coming onto land

haul out

Family names that are not found in the us

-Ailuridae

-Eupleridae

-Viverridae

-Hyaenidia

-Herpestidae

The most common name of the living, most primate canid and perhaps of the entire suborder is this species

gray fox

The species of carnivora that is the most primitive that is still alive is____

African palm civet

Eupleridae are sweepstakes descendants of this family

Herpestidae

Carnassial par of carnivores

P4M1 carnassial pair

Type of walking for carnivores

Digitigrade and plantigrade

Two species from the racoon family that is found in the us

coati and ringtail

Largest canid in the world

Gray wolf

Most abundant wild carnivore on earth

Red fox