Carnivora - canines, felines, bears, raccoons, sea lions, seals
 Most carnivores are meat-eaters. Their jaws only move vertically, or up and down. Most carnivores have sharp side teeth, or canines, that help them tear into meat. Most species in this order are land animals, but the
pinnipeds live in the ocean. This order is very diverse. Animals in this order include wolves, lions, bears, raccoons, sea lions, seals, walruses, weasels, skunks, otters, badgers, civets, mongooses, and hyenas. There are over 260 mammals in this order in 13 families.
Families |
 Ailuridae (red panda)
Canidae
(coyotes, foxes, wolves)
Felidae (cats,
cheetahs, lions, tigers)
Herpestidae (mongooses)
Hyaenidae (aardwolf, hyenas)
Mephitidae (skunks, stink badgers)
Mustelidae (badgers, otters, weasels)
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Odobenidae (walruses)
Otariidae (fur seals, sea lions)
Phocidae (seals)
Procyonidae (coatis, raccoons)
Ursidae (bears)
Viverridae (civets, genets, linsangs)
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Most carnivores are meat-eaters. Their jaws only move vertically, or up and down. Most carnivores have sharp side teeth, or canines, that help them tear into meat. Most species in this order are land animals, but the
pinnipeds live in the ocean. This order is very diverse. Animals in this order include wolves, lions, bears, raccoons, sea lions, seals, walruses, weasels, skunks, otters, badgers, civets, mongooses, and hyenas. There are over 260 mammals in this order in 13 families.