Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• describe some of the characteristic features of carnivores

• outline the dentition of carnivores and its link with diet

• outline some of the behavioural and sensory characteristics of carnivores, with examples

• explain, with examples, the roles that vision and smell play in the lives of carnivores

• explain the variety of ways in which carnivores assemble in groups.