Carnivores
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The
carnivores are at the top of the food chain. Carnivores are meat eaters
only. |
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Name:
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Jaguar |
Description: |
A large, heavy-bodied and a big-headed cat.
Yellowish to tawny, spotted with black rosettes or rings in
horizontal rows along the back and sides; |
Habitat: |
Brush,
primarily in forest; forested areas, jungles, swamps, and arid
mountainous scrub. |
Diet: |
rabbits and deer |
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Name:
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Ocelot |
Description: |
A medium-size, slim cat. Grayish to tawny or gold,
heavily marked with black-bordered brown spots that tend to form
lines. |
Habitat: |
Forested or brushy areas and dense chaparral |
Diet: |
rabbits and mice |
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Name:
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Alligator |
Description: |
the largest reptile in North America |
Habitat: |
Fresh
and brackish marshes, ponds, lakes, rivers, swamps, bayous, and
big spring runs. |
Diet: |
fish and hippos |
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