More Carnivora...chapter 3

We are still studying the Order Carnivora. Here are some more families in this order:

family: Ursidae (Ursa is the Latin word for bear)

Brown Bear

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Brown-bear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Bear

Black Bear

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/black-bear.html

http://www.americanbear.org/Kids'%20questions.htm

Polar Bear

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Polar-bear

http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/PolarBears/home.html

Sun Bear

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-sun_bear.html

Giant Panda

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/panda/

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-giant_panda.html

family: Mustelidae (weasel family)

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/painting/Mustelids.shtml

Mink

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/weasel/Minkprintout.shtml

Badger

Wolverine

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/wolverine.html

Martens

http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/www/schoolhouse/boreal_library/animals/pine_martin.htm

Ferrets

http://www.caringtogether.com/exotics/ferrets.html

Weasels

http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/weasel.html

Otter

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/River-otter

family: Mephitidae (mephit- foul odor)

Skunks

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/skunk.html

family: Procyonidae

Raccoons

http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0029

Red Panda

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/red-panda.html

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ailurus_fulgens.html

Olingo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olingo

Kinkajou

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/kinkajou.html