Pictures of Mammals

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Snow Leopard
The snow leopard lives only in coniferous forest scrub areas and the mountain steppe region of the Himalayas and surrounding areas. Generally solitary except during mating season, the snow leopard may be found at altitudes higher than 6000 m (19,000 ft) in search of migratory game such as wild sheep, ibex, and the musk deer.

Sumatran Rhinoceros
The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) has been hunted so extensively that fewer than 300 animals survive in fragmented populations in Malaysia and Indonesia. Between 1985 and 1995 the number of Sumatran rhinos declined by 50 percent due to poaching.


Sumatran Tiger
The Sumatran tiger, found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, is the smallest type of tiger. Females weigh 75 to 110 kg (165 to 240 lb), and males weigh 100 to 140 kg (220 to 310 lb). In recent years the demand for tiger parts across Southeast Asia has threatened the Sumatran tiger, whose skins, bones, and claws are used in folk remedies and as novelty displays.


Tapir
Tapirs, found in dense forests and swampy areas of Central and South America and Asia, are moderately large mammals, growing to a height of 75 to 120 cm (29 to 47 in) and a weight of 225 to 300 kg (500 to 600 lb). The nocturnal animals feed on leaves, grasses, aquatic vegetation, soft twigs, and fruit, using their short flexible snouts to roll up leaves and other vegetation.




Tarsier
Native to rain forest and shrub areas of Indonesia and the Philippines, the arboreal tarsier feeds primarily at night on insects and lizards. The primate has well-adapted hind legs for leaping, and has extremely long fingers and toes equipped with fleshy disks for traction.






Thirteen-Striped Ground Squirrel
Ground squirrels, like this common species from the midwestern United States, are social animals that live in colonies of burrows connected by a network of tunnels. The tunnels help improve the quality of the land by bringing up soil from lower levels but can be quite destructive to agricultural irrigation systems.







Walrus Tusks
The large front tusks, actually elongated canine teeth, appear to be used primarily for helping the walrus haul itself out of the water and onto large ice floes, where it spends long periods of time. Earlier speculation that the tusks were used to probe the bottom sediments in search of food appears to be incorrect. While walruses do search the sea floor for food such as clams, they apparently skim their sensitive whisker pads across the bottom rather than probing with their tusks.

Yorkshire Terrier
Yorkshire terriers are small dogs characterized by long, silky hair. A toy breed, the Yorkshire terrier was originally bred in England and was favored by the aristocracy in the 19th century.