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2 days ago · The cat ( Felis catus ), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Recent advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC.
2 days ago · The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail, and distinctive black, mostly vertical stripes on orange fur.
2 days ago · Tremarctinae (Short-faced bears) Ursinae (All other bear species) Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae ( / ˈɜːrsɪdiː, - daɪ / ). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout most of the ...
2 days ago · Orca gladiator (Bonnaterre, 1789) The orca ( Orcinus orca ), or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus. Orcas are recognizable by their black-and-white patterned body.
1 day ago · For some the basis of animal rights is in religion or animal worship (or in general nature worship ), with some religions banning killing any animal. In other religions animals are considered unclean. Hindu and Buddhist societies abandoned animal sacrifice and embraced vegetarianism from the 3rd century BCE. [18]
3 days ago · English Name Number of Species Image Figure Natalidae J. E. Gray, 1825: Funnel-eared bats 10 Molossidae Gervais in de Castelnau, 1855: Free-tailed bats 126 Miniopteridae Dobson, 1875: Long-fingered bats 38 Cistugidae Lack et al., 2010: Wing-gland bats 2 Vespertilionidae J. E. Gray, 1821: Vesper bats 496
5 days ago · Fish, any of approximately 34,000 species of vertebrate animals (phylum Chordata) found in the fresh and salt waters of the world. Living species range from the primitive jawless lampreys and hagfishes through the cartilaginous sharks, skates, and rays to the abundant and diverse bony fishes.
