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Warm-blooded carnivorous mammals who live an aquatic life.

A member of the mustelid family, the badger is a powerful burrower who feeds primarily on small mammals such as ground squirrels, gophers, rats and mice.

The largest of all terrestrial carnivores, there are three species of bears in North America. Members of the family Ursidae, bears are classified as carnivores but tend to be omnivorous, eating a wide variety of foods from leaves, fruit, berries, twigs and flowers to insects and small mammals.

Members of the Felidae family, cats are native to most parts of the world except Australia and New Zealand. They are primarily nocturnal and solitary animals.

Member of th Canidae family, coyotes are dog-like social animals related to wolves and foxes but the best runner of the group. An opportunistic hunter, coyotes feed on fruit, insects, carrion as well as most small mammals, birds, frogs, toads, and snakes and some larger prey such as deer or Pronghorn.

The smaller member of the Canidae family, foxes are solitary carnivores consisting of the Arctic, Red, Swift and Gray Fox in North America.