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Among the carnivores there are heavy animals of low mobility and slow movement (bears) as well as light and slender, rapid and swift runners (wolf, cheetah), excellent swimming forms closely connected with water (otters) and excellent climbers, and even partially specialized arboreal animals (some martens, viverrids and cats); some are excellent diggers (badger), etc. Carnivores inhabit all latitudes, landscapes and the vertical montane belts. They live individually or in pairs, and some are found in small packs (wolves, hunting dogs) at least part of the year. The majority are sedentary and are fairly strictly restricted to their hunting areas; others wander widely, while several accomplish regular seasonal migrations. (p. 56) (it) |
