Malayan tiger cubs. Image Credit: © San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. All rights reserved.
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These fact sheets—commonly used by SDZWA team members and also freely available online—summarize information on an animal species or closely related group. Sources include peer-reviewed journals, scholarly books, authoritative reports and databases, as well as scientific and husbandry experts.
Mammals that mainly prey on other animals.
Plant foods may be prominent in the diets of some carnivores, like bears.
Mammals born (without a placenta) in an early state of development, and that continue to suckle milk and develop after birth.
Egg-laying mammals
Monkeys, apes, lemurs, lorises, tarsiers
Hoofed mammals, such as pigs, deer, camels, and bovines
Hoofed mammals, such as rhinoceroses, tapirs, and zebras
Mammals that mainly prey on other animals.
Plant foods may be prominent in the diets of some carnivores, like bears.
Mammals born (without a placenta) in an early state of development, and that continue to suckle milk and develop after birth.
Egg-laying mammals
Monkeys, apes, lemurs, lorises, tarsiers
Hoofed mammals, such as pigs, deer, camels, and bovines
Hoofed mammals, such as rhinoceroses, tapirs, and zebras
