Carnivore Research Paper

Final essay
The order carnivore is a very interesting order that takes in different forms. It contains five families all of which are uniquely different. Members of Carnivora have diverse food habits, although many are primarily carnivorous, and carnivory is widely distributed in mammals, being found in many other orders including bats, marsupial mammals, primates, and dolphins and whales. Carnivores occupy just about every type of terrestrial habitat, and many aquatic habitats as well, from the tropics to the poles. They live in forests, deserts, mountains, grasslands, scrublands, tundra, and on open ice. Aquatic and semi-aquatic species live in freshwater rivers, lakes, and marshes, in marine coastal areas, and in the open ocean. Carnivores
Polar bears are ferocious hunters, and they are the biggest carnivores among land animals. Polar Bears are large and have a stocky build. They have a long neck and strong limbs. Their feet are large and furry, and they have stiff hairs that grow on the soles to provide insulation and traction on the ice. They have a thick layer of blubber and, along with their dense coat, it provides them with insulation. They have a black nose and black skin which helps to absorb and retain heat, keeping the animal warm in cold conditions. Their fur is translucent despite its white or cream appearance and it is water repellent enabling them to shake themselves dry after swimming. Polar Bears are also extremely dangerous to humans as any animal they encounter they will quickly size up as potential prey. They have the reputation as the only animal that will actively hunt humans Polar bears live in countries that ring the Arctic Circle: Canada, Russia, the United States (in Alaska), Greenland and Norway. In the winter, temperatures in the Arctic are usually around minus 29 degrees Fahrenheit. Polar bears are excellent swimmers. Polar bears have built-in socks. The bottoms of their paws are covered with fur to keep them warm and to help with traction in slippery situations. Their scientific name is Ursus maritimus, means "sea bear". They use their big front feet to paddle and their back legs as
Despite the fact that sea otters are the largest members of the weasel family, sea otters are among the smallest mammals in the marine world. The sea otter is known to have one of the thickest, warmest coats of fur in the animal kingdom which helps to keep the sea otter warm in the cold waters of the North Pacific. Like their smaller river otter cousins, the sea otter is able to walk and live on the land but it is not uncommon for sea otters to spend their lives exclusively in the water. Sea otters are omnivores as they do eat seaweed and other aquatic plants. Despite this though, most sea otter individuals have a primarily carnivorous diet with sea otters known to eat more than 40 different species of marine animals. The sea otter mainly hunts sea urchins, clams, crabs, snails and small fish in the water. The sea otter is one of the few animals in the world that has the remarkable trait of using tools, such as rocks, in order to get at its prey. Sea otters have few natural predators in the sea due to their large size. Those sea otters that live further south are mainly preyed upon by the great white shark and those sea otters that inhabit more northern regions of the Pacific, are preyed upon by killer whales. Humans are one of the sea otters main predators as sea otters are hunted mainly for their incredibly dense fur.
Overall the Carnivora order is extremely important to the