David Albeck's Photos of mammals

Class Mammalia. Lactating, hairy vertebrates with three middle-ear bones and a single jawbone. Most are viviparous.

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Artiodactyla
Carnivora
Lagomorpha
Rodentia

Artiodactyla

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Even-toed ungulates: cows, deer, sheep, goats, etc. These are all herbivores, even if some are known to eat practically anything including your shoes.

Cow Family (Bovidae)

Cows, sheep, goats, and relatives, including chamois. They all have horns (keratin-covered bony growths on the skull).

chamois

Parc de la Vanoise

chamois

Parc de la Vanoise

Deer Family (Cervidae)

Cervids' most distinctive feature is their antlers (only possessed by males, in most species), which are usually branched, are covered in skin ("velvet") during growth, and are shed seasonally. Cervids have a four-chambered stomach and chew their cud, like cows.

Deer

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Deer

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Deer

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doe

Long Island

Moose

Mt Madison

Moose

Mt Madison

Moose

Mt Madison

Moose

Mt Madison

moose

July 4 Weekend

Camel Family (Camelidae)

Living camelids have two-toed feet but lack hooves. They also lack horns or antlers. They have a split upper lip, and, surprisingly, canine teeth, which the males use for fighting.

alpaca
Vicugna pacos

Pawtuckaway

Carnivores

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Order Carnivora. Dogs, cats, bears, etc. As the name implies, most members of this order are capable predators, even though some have a varied diet.