MSL, Order Carnivora

Mammal Image Library Catalog

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ORDER CARNIVORA

Family CANIDAE - Dogs, Wolves and Foxes

Alopex lagopus - Arctic fox - New and Old World Arctic
  • 114 Oblique view in white pelage, Ellesmere Island, NW Territories, Canada, 1973. R Riewe
  • 115 Close-up oblique view, Bathurst Island, NW Territories, Canada, 1972. R Riewe
  • 116 Front view in blue phase, Otter Island, AK, USA. L R Nygren
  • 1291 Side view, resting on ground, Pt. Defiance Zoo, Tacoma, WA, 1993. R B Forbes

    Atelocynus microtis - Small-eared dog - N South America
  • 585 Side view of female, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL, USA, 1974. M A Rosenthal

    Canis aureus - Common or golden jackal - N and E Africa, SE Europe, Asia
  • 120 Side view, Serengeti Nat. Park, Tanzania, 1973. D C Gordon
  • 1004 Side view of jackal resting, Augsburg Zoo, F. R. Germany, 1988. K Kutunidisz

    Canis familiaris - New Guinea singing dog or dingo - Australia
  • 266 Close-up of head of year-old female Dingo, Darwin, N Territory, Australia, 1973. R H Barrett
  • 1037 Side view of male standing, East Berlin Zoo, G.D.R. K Kutunidisz
  • 1355 Side view, Nat. Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., 1994. D G Huckaby

    Canis latrans - Coyote - North America
  • 265 Close-up view of male's head and forequarters, Hopland, CA, USA. R H Barrett
  • 1126 Subspecies texensis, side view, individual walking in field, Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM, 1991. R B Forbes
  • 1127 Subspecies texensis, side view, individual pouncing on mouse (mouse not visible), Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM, 1991. R B Forbes
  • 1267 Individual feeding on elk carcass, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1993. J D Haweeli

    Canis lupus - Gray wolf - Northern Hemisphere
  • 581 Side view, Philadelphia Zoo, PA, USA, 1976. L L Master
  • 1038 (White subsp. tundrarum) Side view, standing, . Frankfurt Zoo, F. R. Germany. K Kutunidisz
  • 1128 Subspecies baileyi, one individual standing, one lying, Rio Grande Zool. Park, Albuquerque, NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Canis mesomelas - Black-backed jackal - Africa
  • 434 Close-up view of standing adult, Amboseli Game Reserve, Kenya, 1973. J G Hall

    Canis rufus - Red wolf (also shown: Canis rufus gregoryi, Red wolf; Canis latrans, Coyote) - North America
  • 264 View of three anesthetized animals arranged for comparison, Anahuac Nat. Wildlife Refuge, USA, 1972. J H Shaw
  • 968 Oblique view. C J Carley
  • 1292 Side view, standing, Pt. Defiance Zoo, Tacoma, WA, 1993. R B Forbes

    Canis simensis - Simien fox - C Ethiopia
  • 832 Side view, walking in field. Bale Mountain Park, Ethiopia. W Erickson (contributed by J J Goodyear)

    Cerdocyon thous - Crab-eating or Savannah fox - South America
  • 118 Side view of dead animal, Chaco, Paraguay, 1976. P Myers

    Chrysocyon brachyurus - Maned wolf - South America
  • 267 Full view, Belo Horizonte Zoo, Brazil, 1968. B P Glass

    Lycaon pictus - African hunting dog; Wild dog - Africa
  • 268 View of running pack, showing formation of two groups, Kruger Nat. Park, South Africa, 1978. G C Hickman
  • 969 Oblique view, San Diego Zoo, CA, USA, 1987. D G Huckaby

    Nyctereutes procyonoides - Raccoon dog - E Asia (Europe by introduction)
  • 270 Group, Toronto Zoo, Canada, 1978. M Cukierski

    Otocyon megalotis - Bat-eared fox - Africa
  • 117 Side view, Kalahari Nat. Park, South Africa, 1976. J Anderson
  • 1039 Oblique views from above of fox standing, K. Kutunidisz

    Pseudalopex culpaeus - Culpeo or South American fox - South America
  • 437 Side view, Parque Nacional Fray Jorge, Coquimbo, Chile, 1974. P L Meserve

    Urocyon cinereoargenteus - Gray fox - Western Hemisphere
  • 584 Side view, Minneapolis Zoo, MN, USA, 1980. L L Master

    Vulpes chama - Cape fox - S Africa
  • 970 Resting under bush, Kalahari-Gemsbok Nat Park, Rep. South Africa, 1987. J G Hall

    Vulpes corsac - Corsac fox - USSR to China
  • 874 Side view, lying down, Bratislava Zoo, Czechoslovakia, 1983. K Kutunidisz

    Vulpes rueppelli - Sand fox - N Africa, Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan
  • 1040 Oblique view of fox sitting, Duisburg Zoo, F. R. Germany. K Kutunidisz

    Vulpes velox - Swift fox - W North America
  • 269 Front view of captive, Utah State Univ. Green Canyon Compound, Logan, UT, USA, 1973. E C Oaks
  • 583 Two captive pups six weeks old, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, 1974. P K Anderson
  • 1208 Sitting, facing camera, entirely in view, Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City, UT 1992. D G Huckaby

    Vulpes vulpes (including V. fulva) - Red fox - Northern Hemisphere
  • 435 Side view of female standing, nursing pups, McKinley Park, AK, USA, 1965. A Murie (contributed by J O Murie)
  • 436 Two pups, McKinley Park, Alaska, USA, 1956. A Murie (contributed by J O Murie)
  • 582 Side view, walking, Gibson Island, MD, USA, 1965. L L Master

    Vulpes zerda - Fennec - N Africa, Sinai and Arabian Peninsulas
  • 699 Side view, Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 1971. E C Oaks

    Family FELIDAE - Cats

    Acinonyx jubatus - Cheetah - Africa
  • 122 Two cheetahs at impala kill, SE Zimbabwe, 1967. Jeremy Anderson
  • 271 Close-up of head of juvenile. W Burger
  • 700 Side view, sitting, Amboseli Nat. Park, Kenya, 1973. A J Emmrich (contributed by L C Emmrich)
  • 1041 Close-up side view of cheetah lying down. J Visser
  • 1259 Standing, side view, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, 1993. J D Haweeli

    Caracal caracal - Caracal - Africa
  • 126 Front view, sitting, Cape Point, South Africa, 1973. J Visser

    Felis chaus - Jungle cat - N Africa east to Vietnam
  • 1042 Oblique view, sitting, Vienna Zoo, Austria. K Kutunidisz

    Felis nigripes - Black-footed cat - S Africa
  • 1005 Front view of cat sitting, Cincinnati Zoo, OH, USA, 1988. A H Shoemaker
  • 1043 Oblique view of cat sitting with half-eaten pigeon, Victoria West, S Africa. J Visser

    Felis silvestris - Wild cat - Africa, NW Europe to NW China and C India
  • 1044 Oblique view of cat sitting, Rotterdam Zoo, Netherlands. K Kutunidisz
  • 1209 Subspecies gordoni. Side view, face toward camera, Dohra, Qatar. C P Groves

    Herpailurus yaguarondi - Jaguarundi - From Arizona and Texas southward through much of Central and South America
  • 1294 Side view from above, feet and tail visible, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ 1988. T L Best.

    Leopardus pardalis - Ocelot - Central and South America
  • 125 Close-up of head and neck, 45 km south of Calabozo, Guarico, Venezuela, 1977. P V August

    Leopardus tigrinus - Little spotted cat - Central & South America
  • 1045 Oblique view of cat sitting, tail covering feet, Rotterdam Zoo, Netherlands. K Kutunidisz

    Leopardus wiedii - Margay - Central and South America
  • 278 Resting pose, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 1978. C M Thorington
  • 922 Close-up front view of face of juvenile, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 1977. R P Fontaine

    Leptailurus serval - Serval - Africa
  • 277 Standing pose, Kruger Nat. Park, South Africa, 1978. G C Hickman
  • 818 Side view, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA. J O Wolff

    Lynx canadensis - Canadian Lynx - Northern North America
  • 587 Side view, walking, Minneapolis Zoo, MN, USA, 1980. L L Master

    Lynx lynx - Eurasian lynx - N and high altitude Europe and Asia
  • 1046 Subsp. kozlovi (reddish); side view of male standing, showing tail, Erfurt Zoo, G. D. R. K Kutunidisz

    Lynx rufus - Bobcat - North America
  • 819 Side view, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA. J O Wolff
  • 1293 Side view from above, feet and tail visible, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ, 1988. T L Best

    Neofelis nebulosa - Clouded leopard - SE Asia
  • 923 Side view of female with young, Riverbanks Zool. Park, Columbia, SC, USA, 1985. A H Shoemaker

    Oncifelis colocolo - Pampas cat - South America
  • 873 Side view, Rotterdam Zoo, Netherlands, 1983. K Kutundisc

    Oncifelis geoffroyi - Geoffroy's cat - Argentina, Andean Bolivia, S Paraguay, S Brazil, Uruguay
  • 1356 Side view, feet and tail visible, Nat. Zoological Park, Washington D.C., 1994. D G Huckaby

    Panthera leo - Lion - Africa and India
  • 123 Side view of resting female, Masai Mara Plain, Kenya, 1972. D C Gordon
  • 272 Face of adult male, Masai Mara Plain, Kenya, 1976. D C Gordon
  • 273 Juvenile, Lion Country Safari, FL, USA, 1970. G L Twiest
  • 820 Male and six cubs feeding on buffalo kill, female resting in background, Kenya, 1984. J O Wolff
  • 1260 Male standing, side view, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, 1993. J D Haweeli

    Panthera onca - Jaguar - Central and South America; SW North America
  • 795 Side view, Buenos Aires Zoo, Argentina, 1982. C E Chehebar

    Panthera pardus - Leopard - Africa and Asia
  • 124 Side view, resting in tree, Serengeti Nat. Park, Tanzania, 1973. D C Gordon
  • 438 Close-up, resting in tree, Serengeti Nat. Park, Tanzania, 1968. J G Hall
  • 1261 Sleeping in tree, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, 1993. J D Haweeli

    Panthera tigris - Tiger - Asia
  • 274 Two resting adults, Lion Country Safari, FL, USA. C Bailie
  • 1210 Subspecies altaica (Siberian tiger). Close-up, front view, head and forelimbs. Prague Zoo, Czech Republic. M Andera
  • 1211 Subspecies altaica (Siberian tiger). Side view, standing, Prague Zoo, Czech Republic. C P Groves
  • 1212 Subspecies sumatrae (Sumatran tiger). Side view, walking, Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. C P Groves

    Puma concolor - Mountain lion; Puma; Cougar - Western Hemisphere
  • 275 Male walking, Three Rivers, CA, USA, 1967. R H Barrett
  • 276 Male crouching on log, Three Rivers, CA, USA. (contributed by R H Barrett)
  • 586 Close-up, crouched, Magallanes, Chile, 1975. K J Raedeke

    Prionailurus bengalensis - Leopard cat - E and SE Asia
  • 860 Close-up front view of a pair, Leipzig Zoo, East Germany, 1983. K Kutunidisz

    Prionailurus viverrinus - Fishing cat - SE Asia
  • 1006 Front view of cat sitting, Cincinnati Zoo, OH, USA, 1988. A H Shoemaker

    Uncia uncia - Snow leopard - C Asia
  • 1007 Front view of leopard resting, Rio Grande Zoo, TX, USA, 1987. R B Forbes

    Family HERPESTIDAE - Mongooses

    Atilax paludinosus - African water mongoose - Africa
  • 287 Side view of juvenile, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1978. G C Hickman

    Crossarchus obscurus - Cusimanse - C Africa
  • 1213 Side view, entirely in view, Portland Zoo, OR, 1993. D G Huckaby

    Cynictis penicillata - Yellow mongoose - S Africa
  • 971 Side view, sitting at burrow entrance, Kalahari-Gemsbok Nat Park, Rep. South Africa, 1987. J G Hall

    Galerella sanguinea - Slender mongoose - Africa
  • 286 Side view, Kruger Nat. Park, South Africa, 1976. G C Hickman
  • 974 Resting on rock, Serengeti Nat Park, Tanzania. J Rood

    Helogale parvula - Dwarf mongoose - Africa
  • 143 Group on rocks, Kruger Nat. Park, South Africa, 1976. G C Hickman
  • 285 Side view, Kruger Nat. Park, South Africa, 1978. G C Hickman
  • 972 Group on mound at den, Serengeti Nat Park, Tanzania. J Rood
  • 973 Two adults on mound, one carrying young, Serengeti Nat Park, Tanzania. J Rood

    Ichneumia albicauda - White-tailed mongoose - Africa
  • 710 Side view, Nairobi Nat. Park, Kenya, 1981. G C Hickman

    Mungos mungo - Striped or banded mongoose - Africa
  • 144 Side view, Queen Elizabeth Park, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1975. G C Hickman
  • 975 Group on mound, Serengeti Nat Park, Tanzania. J Rood

    Suricata suricatta- Suricate; Gray meerkat - S Africa
  • 145 Side and front views (two animals), Kalahari Nat. Park, South Africa, 1976. Jeremy Anderson
  • 146 Profile of group, standing, South Africa. S Viljoen
  • 976 Close-up of four meerkats at burrow entrance, Kalahari-Gemsbok Nat Park, Rep. South Africa. J Rood
  • 1047 Close-up frontal view of meerkat sitting, Budapest Zoo, Hungary. K Kutunidisz

    Family HYAENIDAE - Hyaenas

    Crocuta crocuta - Spotted hyaena - Africa
  • 127 Group at kill site, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, 1976. D C Gordon
  • 279 Cub standing, Kruger Nat. Park, South Africa, 1978. G C Hickman
  • 1262 Side view, standing, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, 1993. J D Haweeli

    Parahyaena brunnea- Brown hyaena - S Africa
  • 439 Oblique view, Riverbanks Zool. Park, Columbia, SC, USA, 1978. A H Shoemaker

    Proteles cristatus - Aardwolf - Africa
  • 1048 Close-up side view of head, Cape Province, Rep. South Africa. J Visser

    Family MUSTELIDAE - Weasels and allies

    Amblyonyx cinerea - Oriental small-clawed otter - NW India to SE Asia
  • 1049 Dorso-lateral view of pair of otters at edge of pool, Mulhouse Zoo, France. K Kutunidisz

    Arctonyx collaris - Hog badger - Asia
  • 1050 Oblique view, Duisburg Zoo, F.R. Germany. K Kutunidisz

    Eira barbara - Tayra - Central and South America
  • 441 Side view, Rio de Janeiro Zoo, Brazil, 1978. T S Carter

    Enhydra lutris - Sea otter - W Coastal North America
  • 799 Side view, in kelp bed, Monterey, CA, USA, 1975. J G Hall
  • 800 Side view, lying on back with rock on chest, Monterey, CA, USA, 1976. J G Hall
  • 801 Side view, lying on back eating crab, Monterey, CA, USA, 1976. J G Hall
  • 1298 Lateral and anterior views of skull, Sauvic Island, Multnomic Co., OR, 1995. R B Forbes

    Gulo gulo - Wolverine - N North America, N Eurasia
  • 442 View of head and forequarters, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Tacoma, WA, USA, 1978. D A Sutton
  • 807 Side view of skull, E C Oaks
  • 1295 Dorsal view of skull, Alaska, 1994. R B Forbes
  • 1296 Ventral view of skull, Alaska, 1994. R B Forbes
  • 1297 Lateral view of skull and lower jaw, Alaska, 1994. R B Forbes

    Lontra canadensis - River otter - North America
  • 802 Close-up of captive showing webbed forefoot, Florida, USA, 1982. S R Humphrey
  • 859 Family group on riverbank, Grand Teton Nat. Park, WY, USA, 1982. J G Hall

    Martes pennanti - Fisher - N North America
  • 590 Oblique view, Minneapolis Zoo, MN, USA, 1980. L L Master

    Mephitis macroura - Hooded skunk - Central America, S North America
  • 281 Dorsal view of captive, Arcata, CA, USA, 1964. R H Barrett

    Mephitis mephitis - Striped skunk - North America
  • 280 Oblique view, Closter, NJ, USA, 1976. T Yates (contributed by Sydney Anderson)

    Mellivora capensis - Honey Badger - Savanna and steppe from Nepal, E India, and Turkmenistan W to Lebanon, S of the Mediterranean Sea to South Africa
  • 1299 Side view, feet and tail visible, Basel Zoo, Switzerland, 1976. T L Best

    Mustela erminea - Ermine; Short-tailed weasel - N North America, N Eurasisa
  • 588 Side view in white winter coat, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1974. P K Anderson
  • 1051 Oblique view of weasel in summer coat, tail not shown, Eden, VT, USA, 1989. J A Wrazen

    Mustela frenata - Long-tailed weasel - S Canada to Venezuela and Bolivia, excluding SW deserts of USA
  • 1348 Front view, standing on hind legs, facing camera. C D Grondahl

    Mustela nigripes - Black-footed ferret - W North America
  • 128 Side view, at burrow entrance, White River, SD, USA. U S Fish & Wildlife Service (photo by L C Goldman)

    Mustela nivalis - Least weasel - N North America, N Eurasia
  • 440 Oblique view, 32-day old female, Camrose, Alberta, Canada, 1979. D Pattie
  • 1214 Side view, close-up, Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, 1993. M Andera
  • 1350 Side view, in grass. C D Grondahl

    Mustela putorius - Domestic ferret - Cosmopolitan
  • 589 Side view of pair showing sexual size dimorphism, 1973. L L Master

    Mustela vison - Mink - USA and Canada except for northern Canada and SW deserts
  • 1129 Dorsolateral view of individual swimming, MN. L D Mech

    Pteronura brasiliensis - Giant otter - South America
  • 129 Oblique view of captive, Parque del Este, Distrito Federal, Venezuela, 1977. P V August
  • 924 Close-up of head and forelegs, Lima Zoo, Peru, 1978. R P Fontaine

    Spilogale pygmaea - Pygmy spotted skunk - S North America
  • 130 Side view, hand-held, Compostela, Nayarit, Mexico, 1970. R H Baker

    Taxidea taxus - American badger - C and W North America
  • 701 Close-up of head of old male, Anoka Co, MN, USA, 1973. R Lampe
  • 702 Close-up of front foot, Anoka Co, MN, USA, 1973. R Lampe
  • 703 View of burrow, Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Anoka Co, MN, USA, 1972. R Lampe

    Family ODOBENIDAE - Walrus

    Odobenus rosmarus - Walrus - Arctic coasts and sea ice
  • 443 Close-up of head and forequarters of male in herd, Round Island, AK, USA, 1978. K R Gordon
  • 444 Large group hauled out on land, Round Island, AK, USA, 1978. K R Gordon
  • 445 Small group of males on rocks, Round Island, AK, USA, 1978. K R Gordon
  • 1268 Side view of male, on rock by water, Round Island, AK, 1992. J D Haweeli
  • 1269 Group of males, includes front view of tusks, Round Island, AK, 1992. J D Haweeli

    Family OTARIIDAE - Eared Seals

    Arctocephalus forsteri - Southern fur seal - New Zealand, S and W Australia
  • 805 Side view, Kaikoura Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand, 1976. E C Oaks

    Arctocephalus galapagoensis - Galapagos fur seal - Galapagos Islands
  • 591 Side view, mouth open, Santiago, Galapagos Is., Ecuador, 1980, H Hoeck
  • 592 Close-up of head, oblique view, Santiago, Galapagos Is., Ecuador, 1980, H Hoeck

    Arctocephalus pusillus - Southern fur seal - Coastal South Africa
  • 131 Front view, False Bay, Cape, South Africa. J Visser

    Callorhinus ursinus - Northern fur seal - North Pacific Ocean, south to Japan and California
  • 1300 Dorsal and lateral view of skull (lower jaw not included), OR, 1994. R B Forbes
  • 1301 Lateral view, on land, St. Paul Island, AK, 1993. B J Bergstrom
  • 1302 Herd, hauled out on rocks by beach, St. Paul Island, AK, 1993. B J Bergstrom

    Eumetopias jubatus - Northern sea lion - N Pacific from Japan to California
  • 1270 Male and group of females, on rock above surf, Resurrection Bay, AK, 1990. J D Haweeli
  • 1303 Bull, ashore on large rock, Resurrection Bay, AK, 1989. B J Bergstrom

    Otaria byronia - Southern sea lion - S coasts of South America
  • 447 Oblique view from rear, male out of water, Riverbanks Zool. Park, Columbia, SC, USA, 1979. A H Shoemaker
  • 448 Oblique view of female with young, Riverbanks Zool. Park, Columbia, SC, USA, 1977. A H Shoemaker
  • 593 Bull and harem, Magallanes, Chile, 1974. K J Raedeke

    Zalophus californianus - California sea lion - W coastal North America, S Sea of Japan
  • 132 Oblique view of two males, Santa Barbara Island, CA, USA, 1975. D A Guthrie
  • 133 Side view of head and neck, Buffalo Zoo, NY, USA, 1973. H N Cunningham, Jr.
  • 446 Group of females, San Martin Island, Baja California, Mexico, 1976. D A Sutton
  • 1142 Side view of individual on land, showing front and rear flippers and tail, Rio Grande Zool. Park, Albuquerque, NM, 1992. R B Forbes
  • 1143 Dorsal and posterior view of individual swimming, showing extensive span of front flippers as sea lion changes swimming direction, Rio Grande Zool. Park, Albuquerque, NM, 1992. R B Forbes

    Family PHOCIDAE - Earless Seals

    Halichoerus grypus - Gray seal - Temperate waters of N Atlantic
  • 454 Two females and one male hauled out of water, Copenhagen Zoo, 1979. A H Shoemaker

    Hydrurga leptonyx - Leopard seal - Antarctic Region
  • 284 Skull, showing incisors and canines, 1972. C M Drabek
  • 707 Side view, resting on ice, Near Palmer Peninsula, Antarctica, 1978. J Thomas

    Leptonychotes weddellii - Weddell seal - Antarctic Region
  • 137 Oblique view, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, 1971. C M Drabek
  • 705 Female with young, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, 1977. J Thomas
  • 706 Close-up of head of young, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, 1977. J Thomas

    Lobodon carcinophagus - Crab-eater seal - Antarctic region
  • 136 Oblique view, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, 1964. C M Drabek
  • 283 Side view of skull, showing dentition, 1972. C M Drabek
  • 704 Male and female, near Palmer Peninsula, Antarctica, 1977. C M Drabek

    Mirounga angustirostris - Northern elephant seal - West Coast of North America
  • 134 Side view of adult male, San Benito Island, Mexico, 1974. D A Guthrie
  • 282 Newborn, San Benito Island, Baja California, Mexico, 1974. D A Guthrie
  • 449 Oblique view of male, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico, 1971. D A Sutton
  • 450 Female nursing pup, San Benito Island, Baja California, Mexico, 1973. D A Sutton
  • 451 Male with harem, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico, 1971. D A Sutton
  • 452 Close-up of male's forefoot, San Benito Island, Baja California, Mexico, 1976. D A Sutton
  • 453 Close-up of male's hindlimbs, San Benito Island, Baja California, Mexico, 1976. D A Sutton

    Mirounga leonina - Southern elephant seal - Subantarctic Islands
  • 796 Side view of female, Chubut Province, Argentina, 1981. C E Chehebar

    Monachus schauinslandi - Hawaiian monk seal - Hawaiian Islands
  • 138 Side view of female with young, Hawaiian Islands Nat. Wildlife Refuge. Audio Visual Office, US Fish and Wildlife Service

    Ommatophoca rossii - Ross seal - Antarctic region
  • 708 Side view, vocalizing, Palmer Peninsula, Antarctica, 1978. J Thomas

    Phoca sibirica - Baikal seal - Lake Baikal, USSR
  • 925 Close-up view of head and foreflippers; 2 animals, Berlin Zoo, W. Germany, 1986. M Andera

    Phoca vitulina - Harbor seal - Coasts of N Continents
  • 135 Side view, Buffalo Zoo, NY, USA, 1973. H H Cunningham, Jr
  • 594 Close-up of head, Minneapolis Zoo, MN, USA, 1980. L L Master
  • 1131 Underwater, lateral view, California Acad. Sci., 1989. R B Forbes
  • 1304 Immature individual, on platform by pool, Seward, AK. B J Bergstrom
  • 1305 Lateral and dorsal views of skull, OR, 1994. R B Forbes

    Family PROCYONIDAE - Raccoons, Coatimundis, Ringtails

    Bassariscus astutus - Ringtail, Cacomistle - W USA and W Mexico
  • 858 Side view on log, Chiricahua Mts, SE AZ, USA, 1979. J G Hall

    Nasua narica - Coatimundi - North and Central America
  • 139 Side view, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum. J des Lauriers
  • 926 Side view of female nursing infant, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 1977. R P Fontaine

    Procyon lotor - Raccoon - W Hemisphere
  • 140 Side view of male, St Catherine's Island, GA, USA, 1974. W F Berliner (contributed by Sydney Anderson)
  • 709 Ventral view of skull, dorsal view of lower jaw, OK, USA, 1979. R W Van Devender

    Family URSIDAE - Bears

    Ailuropoda melanoleuca - Giant Panda - W China
  • 977 Lying on back, eating bamboo, San Diego Zoo, CA, USA, 1987 D G Huckaby
  • 1052 Side view of young panda walking, Chengdu Zoo, China. C Groves

    Ailurus fulgens - Lesser or red panda - W China, N Burma, India, Nepal
  • 857 Close-up of face, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA, 1982. M. Roberts
  • 872 Oblique view, foraging, East Plana Cay, Bahama Islands, 1966. G C Clough

    Helarctos malayanus - Sun Bear - SE Asia, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
  • 770 Oblique view, San Diego Zoo, CA, USA, 1981. D G Huckaby
  • 1053 Front view of bear sitting up, West Berlin Zoo, F. R. Germany. K Kutunidisz
  • 1306 Frontal view of four individuals, Basel Zoo, Switzerland, 1976. T L Best

    Melursus ursinus - Sloth bear - Sri Lanka, India
  • 927 Front view of bear sitting up, San Diego Zoo, CA, USA, 1986. D G Huckaby

    Tremarctos ornatus - Spectacled bear - South America
  • 928 Bear sitting in tree, Riverbanks Zool. Park, Columbia, SC, USA, 1987. A H Shoemaker

    Ursus americanus - Black bear - North Americana
  • 142 Partial front view of female in tree, Aubry Lake, NW Territories, Canada, 1976. R Riewe
  • 1132 Ventral view of skulls side by side (U. americanus on left), showing larger last upper molar in U. arctos (a small individual). R B Forbes

    Ursus arctos - Grizzly bear - North America
  • 455 Subsp. horribilis, McKinley Park, AK, USA, 1961. A Murie (contributed by J O Murie)
  • 821 Close-up view of swimming bear's head, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA, 1983. P V August
  • 1008 Subsp. syriacus, side view of male, Amsterdam Zoo, Netherlands, 1988. K Kutunidisz
  • 1271 Individual in river, eating fish, Katmai National Park, AK, 1990. J D Haweeli

    Ursus maritimus - Polar bear - Arctic region
  • 141 Side view, Buffalo Zoo, NY, USA, 1973. H N Cunningham, Jr
  • 1272 Two individuals "play-fighting", Churchill, Manitoba, 1986. J D Haweeli
  • 1307 Side view walking, in captivity, feet visible. B J Bergstrom

    Ursus thibetanus - Asiatic black bear - C, E and SE Asia
  • 856 Oblique view of male standing on all fours, Washington Park Zoo, Portland, OR, USA, 1982. J F Baer

    Family VIVERRIDAE - Genets, Civets and allies

    Arctictis binturong - Binturong - SE Asia
  • 978 Close-up view of head, Carnivore Evol Res Inst, Pittsboro, NC, USA, 1982. D W Pearson

    Genetta tigrina - Large-spotted genet - S Africa
  • 595 Kyle Dam Nat. Park, Zimbabwe. K Willan

    Paradoxurus hermaphroditus - Palm civet - India to SE Asia and S China
  • 1054 Side view of (Vietnam) male sitting, Budapest Zoo, Hungary. K Kutunidisz


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