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The Order Carnivora Flesh-eating mammals Most carnivores are well equipped for meat-eating, with powerful jaws, large canine teeth, cheek teeth used for shearing and crushing and strong claws for gripping. Most have agile graceful bodies; but some, like the almost omnivorous bears, are more heavily built. Carnivores are divided into two sub-orders, depending on the structure of the bones of the skull surrounding the middle and inner parts of the ear. Sub-Order Aeluroidea Sub-Order Arctoidea