ungulates
Animals with hooves
Ungulates are hoofed mammals—horses, cattle, deer, pigs, elephants, and their relatives.
The term groups animals by their hard, keratinous foot coverings rather than by close evolutionary relationship.
Odd-toed ungulates (horses, rhinos) bear weight on a central toe; even-toed ungulates (cattle, sheep, pigs) distribute it across two or four toes.
Ungulate foot coverings
- clovenDivided into two parts
- pasternEquine ankle region
- fetlockHorse's rear ankle joint
- keratinStructural hair protein
dewclaw · hock · coronet · muzzle · antlers · horns · tusks · snout
Antlered hoofed mammal
- antelopeSwift horned grazer
- bisonLarge wild ox
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- elkLarge North American cervid
moose · gazelle · wildebeest · zebra · horse · donkey · rhinoceros · tapir
Wildlife observation journey
- game reserveProtected habitat for animals
- migrationMovement to new territory
- herdGrazing animals together
- predator-preyEcological consumption relationship
watering hole · wildlife photography · conservation · poaching · endangered · trophy hunting · national park · ecotourism
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- veldtAfrican open grassland
pampas · tundra · woodland · scrubland · meadow · pasture · rangeland · plateau
Seek food actively
- browseSurvey without intent
- grazeFeed on growing plants
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
alfalfa · clover · hay · silage · herbage · grass · shrubs · bark
Swiftest quadruped gait
- canterModerate equine gait
- trotPace between walk, canter
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
stampede · migration · stride · bound · leap · flee · charge
hooves
Ungulate foot coverings
keratin · dewclaw · hock · coronet · muzzle · antlers · horns · tusks · snout · rumen
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
elk · moose · gazelle · wildebeest · zebra · horse · donkey · rhinoceros · tapir · giraffe
safari
Wildlife observation journey
- game reserveProtected habitat for animals
- migrationMovement to new territory
- herdGrazing animals together
predator-prey · watering hole · wildlife photography · conservation · poaching · endangered · trophy hunting · national park · ecotourism · tracking
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
veldt · pampas · tundra · woodland · scrubland · meadow · pasture · rangeland · plateau · wetland
forage
Seek food actively
fodder · alfalfa · clover · hay · silage · herbage · grass · shrubs · bark · leaves
gallop
Swiftest quadruped gait
sprint · stampede · migration · stride · bound · leap · flee · charge
bovine
Of the cattle family
camelid · ruminant · pachyderm · even-toed · mammal · vertebrate
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
farrier · branding · fencing · corralling · droving · shearing · milking · breeding · draft animal · pack animal