CARNIVORES
Includes:
Cats, cheetahs, lions, etc.
Diet:
Mainly meats, some vegetables, grass and herbs
Digestive system:
Tongue—very rough (for pulling and tearing)
Salivary glands—none
Stomach—simple structure; small round sacks; strong gastric juices
Small intestine—smooth and short
Liver—50 percent larger than that of humans; very complex with five
distinct chambers; heavy bile flow for heavy gastric juices
Eliminative system:
Colon—smooth, non-sacculated, minimal ability for absorption
GI tract—three times the length of the spine
Extremities (limbs):
Hands (upper front)—claw type
Feet (lower back)—claw type
Quadrupeds—walks on all four
Integumentary system:
Skin—100 percent covered with hair
Sweat glands—uses tongue, and has sweat glands in foot pads only
Skeletal system:
Teeth—incisor teeth in front, molars behind with large canine teeth for
ripping
Jaws—unidirectional, up-and-down
only Tail—yes
Urinary system: