Veterian Key

Chapter 42 Rodentia Enrique Yarto-Jaramillo Biology Rodentia, being represented by nearly half of all placental mammals, is therefore the most diverse animal order comprising 2277 species divided into 33 families….

Chapter 65 Avian Deflighting Techniques R. Avery Bennett, Katrin Baumgartner Over the years, various procedures have been developed to prevent flight in birds, either to improve their quality of life…

Chapter 58 Suidae and Tayassuidae (Wild Pigs, Peccaries) Meg Sutherland-Smith Biology The families Suidae (swine) and Tayassuidae (peccaries) are nonruminating ungulates belonging to the Suina clade or suborder within the…

Chapter 37 New World and Old World Monkeys Paul P. Calle, Janis Ott Joslin The primate order may be broadly divided into prosimians, New World (NW) and Old World (OW)…

Chapter 38 Great Apes Hayley Weston Murphy Biology Great apes are a taxonomic family of primates classified as Hominidae and include seven living species in four genera: chimpanzees and bonobos…

Chapter 63 Bovidae (Except Sheep and Goats) and Antilocapridae Barbara A. Wolfe General Biology Formerly classified in the order Artiodactyla, even-toed ungulates have been reclassified, on the basis of recent…

Chapter 36 Prosimians Cathy V. Williams Biology Prosimian primates are composed of lemurs, lorises, pottos, and galagos. The classification of primates remains somewhat controversial, and taxonomic structure continues to be…

Chapter 39 Xenarthra Roberto F. Aguilar, Mariella Superina Biology The superorder Xenarthra consists of 31 extant species of armadillos (Cingulata—Dasypodidae), sloths (Pilosa—Folivora: Bradypodidae and Megalonychidae), and anteaters (Pilosa—Vermilingua: Myrmecophagidae and…

Chapter 14 Phoenicopteriformes Fabia S. Wyss, Christian J. Wenker Biology Flamingos are popular zoo birds because of their elegance and brilliant coloration. They are closely related to grebes (Podicipediformes)15 and…