Hooved Animals

Learn about  Ungulate Animal Biology

Study the taxonomy and broader zoology of hooved animals

What are ungulates?

• All types of hooved animals
• Even toed animals (eg. Cattle, deer, giraffe) 
• Odd toed animals (Horses, Rhinoceros)
• Aquatic ungulates (eg. Whales, Dolphins)
• Other ungulates (Elephant, Aardvark)

Lesson Structure

There are 5 lessons in this course:

1. Overview of Ungulates
   • Introduction
   • Digestion
   • Behaviour
   • The Ungulate Brain and Behaviour
   • Grandorder: Ungulata
2. ARTIODACTYLS: Even-Toe Ungulates
   • Introduction
   • A Note on Taxonomy
   • Habitat and Locomotion
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Digestion
   • Physiology
   • Psychology and Behaviour
   • Significance to Man
   • Subgroups
   • Suborder: Suiformes
   • 1) Tayassuidae
   • 2) Suidae
   • 3) Hippopotamidae
   • Suborder: Tylopoda
   • Suborder: Ruminantia
   • 1) Tragulidae
   • 2) Giraffidae
   • 3) Cervidae
   • 4) Moschidae
   • 5) Antilocapridae
   • 6) Bovidae
   • What are Cattle?
   • Cattle Biology
   • Cattle Behaviour
   • What are Goats?
   • Biological Terminology
   • Goat Psychology and Social Structure
   • Sheep
3. PERISSODACTYLS
   • Introduction
   • Habitat and Distribution
   • Physical Characteristics and Physiology
   • Digestion
   • Reproduction
   • Behaviour
   • Significance to Man
   • Subgroups
   • Ceratomorpha
   • Hippomorpha
   • Hippomorpha
   • Equidae
   • Social Behaviour
   • Harem Breeding Groups
   • Territorial Breeding Groups
   • Domesticated Horses
   • Asses
   • Zebras
   • Ceratomorpha
   • Tapiridae
   • Rhinocerotidae
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Reproductive Behaviour
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Shoeing the horse
4. Aquatic Ungulates
   • Introduction
   • Order Cetacea
   • Evolution
   • Habitat and Distribution
   • Physical Characteristics and Physiology
   • Digestion
   • Reproduction
   • Behaviour
   • Echolocation
   • Significance to Man
   • order: Cetacea -Baleen Whales and Toothed Cetaceans
   • Suborder: Mysticeti (Baleen Whales)
   • Family: Balaenidae
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Reproductive Behaviour
   • Habitat
   • Family: Balaenopteridae
   • a) Subfamily Megaptera
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Reproductive Behaviours
   • Habitat
   • b) Subfamily Balaenopterinae
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Reproductive Behaviour
   • Habitat
   • Family: Neobalaenidae
   • Family: Eschrichtiidae
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Reproduction and Behaviour
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Habitat
   • Suborder: Odontoceti (Toothed Cetaceans)
   • Family: Delphinidae
   • Physical Characteristics
   • DOLPHINS
   • 1) Genus Cephalorhynchus
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Reproduction and Behaviour
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Habitat
   • 2) Genus Delphinus
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Reproduction and Behaviour
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Habitat
   • 3) Genus Grampus
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Reproduction and Behaviour
   • Habitat
   • 4) Genus Lissodelphis
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Reproduction and Behaviour
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Habitat
   • 5) Genus Sousa
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Reproduction and Behaviour
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Habitat
   • 6) Genus Tursiops
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Reproduction and Behaviour
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Habitat
   • Whales
   • 1) Genus Feresa
   • 2) Genus Orcinus
   • 3) Genus Globicephala
   • 4) Genus Peponcephala
   • 5) Genus Pseudorca
   • Family: Physeteridae
   • Family/Subfamily: Kogiidae
   • Family: Ziphiidae
   • Family: Platanistidae
   • Family: Iniidae
   • Family: Lipotidae
   • Family: Pontoporiidae
   • Family: Monodontidae
   • Family: Phocoenidae
   • Order: Sirenia
   • 1) Dugongidae
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Reproduction and Behaviour
   • Diet and Feeding
   • Habitat
   • 2) Trichechidae
5. Other Ungulates
   • Order: Proboscidea
   • Habitat and Distribution
   • Physical Characteristics and Physiology
   • Digestion
   • Reproduction
   • Behaviour
   • Significance to Man
   • Order: Tubulidentata
   • Habitat and Distribution
   • Physical Characteristics and Physiology
   • Digestion
   • Reproduction
   • Behaviour
   • Significance to Man
   • Order: Hyracoidea
   • Habitat and Distribution
   • Physical Characteristics and Physiology
   • Digestion
   • Reproduction
   • Behaviour
   • Significance to Man
   • Physical Characteristics
   • Behaviour and Reproduction

Who is this Course for?

• Anyone with a passion for animals - amateurs or professionals
• Zookeepers
• Wildlife officers
• Environmental or Conservation officers