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*pronounced /ˈʌŋɡjᵿleɪts/*
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(“ungulates” are any members of a diverse clade of primarily ‘large mammals’ that includes…)
‘odd-toed ungulates’
(such as ‘horses’ / ‘rhinoceri’)
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‘even-toed ungulates’
(such as ‘cattle’ / ‘pigs’ / ‘giraffes’ / ‘camels’ / ‘deer’ / ‘hippopotami’)
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(most terrestrial ungulates use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving)
(the term means, roughly, “being hoofed” or “hoofed animal”)
As a descriptive term, “ungulate” normally excludes ‘cetaceans’ (whales, dolphins, porpoises), as they do not possess most of the typical ‘morphological characteristics’ of ‘ungulates’, but recent discoveries indicate that they are descended from early ‘artiodactyls’)
(ungulates are typically herbivorous (though some species are omnivorous, such as pigs), and many employ specialized gut bacteria to allow them to digest cellulose, as in the case of ruminants)
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(they inhabit a wide range of habitats)
(‘jungles’ / ‘plains’ / ‘rivers’)
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