CARNIVORA. 



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Carnivora are classified in two suborders, fissipedia, 

 having the. toes separate, and pinnipedia, having toes 

 united like fins. These suborders are distinguished and 

 divided into families as follows : 



GROUP. 



FAMILY. EXAMPLE. 



ARCTOIDEA. 



The word arctoidea signifies bear-like, and the group 

 includes the bears and many species which at first would 

 not seem related to the bears, but they are all similar in 

 the structure of the skull, in the absence of the caecum 

 from the digestive apparatus, and in certain other pecu- 

 liarities. 



The otters have palmate feet and a tail flattened hori- 

 zontally. They are organized for passing a large portion 



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