Study on Morphology of Principal Bones of the Thoracic Limb in Caracal (Caracal Caracal) and Mongoose (Herpestes Edwadsii)

Document Type : Morphology

Authors

1 Anatomy Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

2 Semnan Province Environmental Research Center, Iran

3 Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4 Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Caracaland mongoose are both species from suborder of Feliformia that live in different regions of Iran. The shape and size of bones of the fore limb have an important role to the state of the body conformation and balance of carnivores and they are also important because of their predilection for bait. The aim of this study was to investigate the morphology of scapula, humerus, radius and ulna in these two species. Investigating and recording of these findings can be helpful as the means of differentiating species, helping wildlife practitioners in various fields of veterinary science and preserving the population of these species. In order to carry out this study, the carcasses of an adult caracal and a mongoose were transferred to anatomical laboratory at Semnan University. After completing the preparation stages, morphological studies and of the bones were performed and also the required images were obtained. In general, it can be concluded that the biggest anatomical differences are in the scapula. This bone in the mongoose is similar to the dog and in the caracal is more like to cat. In the humerus, the most important difference among carnivores is in the distal extremity. Also the most morphological similarities among carnivores, were observed in the radius and ulna.

Keywords

References

  1. Boyd, J.S.; Paterson, C. and May, A.H., 2001. Color Atlas of Clinical Anatomy of Dog and Cat. 2nd Ed. Publ. Mosby Wolfe, Glasgow, UK. pp: 62-87. 
  2. Dyce, K.M.; Sack, W.O. and Wensing, C.J.G., 2018. Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy.5thEd. Philadelphia, Pa; London: Saunders. pp: 479-490.          
  3. Evans, H.E. and De Lahunta, A., 2016. Guide to the Dissection of the Dog.7th Ed. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp: 213-250. ‏             
  4. Getty, R., 1977. Sisson and Grossman’s the Anatomy of the Domestic Animals-II. 5th ed. Publ., the Macmillan Co. of India Ltd. pp: 1427-1503.       
  5. Janis, C.M. and Figueirido, B., 2014. Forelimb Anatomy and the Discrimination of the Predatory Behavior of Carnivorous Mammals: The Thylacine as a Case Study. Journal of Morph. Vol. 1, pp: 1-18.                   
  6. Konig, H.E. and Leibich, H.G., 2009. Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals text book and color atlas, 3rd ed. Schluterschc. pp: 189-195.   
  7. Nzalak, J.O.; Eki, M.M.; Sulaiman, M.H.; Umosen, A.D.; Salami, S.O.; Maidawa, S.M. and Ibe, C.S., 2010. Gross Anatomical Studies of the Bones of the Thoracic Limbs of the Lion (Panthera leo). J. Vet. Anat. Vol. 2, pp: 65-71.                               
  8. Sreeranjini, A.R.; Raj, I.V.; Ashok, N. and Harshan, K.R., 2008.Gross Anatomical Studies of the Scapula in Leopard (Panthera pardus) J. Vet. Anim.Sci. Vol. 39, pp: 47-48. 
  9. Tomar, M.P.S.; Taluja, J.S.; Vaish, R. and Shrivastav, A.B., 2014. Gross anatomical study on humerus of tiger (Panthera tigris). IJAR. Vol. 2, No. 3, pp: 1034-1040.                                  
  10. Tomar, M.P.S.; Taluja, J.S.; Vaish, R.; Shrivastav, A.B.; Shahi, A. and Sumbria, D., 2017. Gross anatomy of scapula in Tiger (Panthera tigris) Indian J. Anim. Res. Vol. 4, pp: 1-4.   

 

Journal of Animal Environment
Volume 11, Issue 3
October 2019
Pages 13-20

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics