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Section: Carnivora
Option A
A. The tail is not bushy along its entire length (there may be a tuft on the end of the tail).
B. The claws are very sharp and retractile (if they are not, then the animal is spotted).
C. The backs of the ears have some aspect of black to their colour, which is in contrast to the hair around the ear.
D. The snout of the animal is short in relation to the rest of the head.
Select

©R. Banasiak & B. Stanley
Option B
A. The tail may or may not be bushy along its entire length (there may be a tuft on the end of the tail).
B. The claws are not very sharp and are not retractile.
C. The backs of the ears may be black but not in contrast to the hair around the ear.
D. The snout of the animal may or may not be short in relation to the rest of the head.
Select

©P. Lai & B. Stanley