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LION AND TIGERS. 



ORDER 5. CARNIVORA. 



The term Carnivora, signifying Flesh~eaters, is applied generally to creatures that feed on 

 animal Bnbstances; hence it is often used to include not only the Carnivora proper, but the 

 two orders Cheiroptera and Insectivora. We, however, restrict the order to the various animals 

 in which the thirst for blood has its highest development, including the following families : The 

 Ur8tde8 t or Bears; Viverrid es, as the civets, genets, &c. ; Canides, as dogs, wolves, foxes, &c.J 

 FelideSf a> the lion, tiger, and < •: it kind generally; Hyenides, or Hyenas; and Mustelides, or the 

 el kind. 



The Carnivora are all true quadrupeds, living on the land, though some of them arc arboral 

 in their habits. The teeth are variable, bul generally the molars show, by their compressed 

 form and sharp cutting edges, that they arc intended for the division of flesh. All three kinds 

 of teeth are always present The incisors are small, six in number, and placed in a transverse 

 row across the front of the mouth ; the canines are always of a large size, conical, curved, and 



