Now this is a large group of animals... and we've included the elephant to make it even larger.  

The hoofed animals are divided into two groups.  How do you think we decide to which group each animal belongs?  Well, we count their toes!  This little piggie went to market... this little piggie stayed home...

Artiodactyla 
(AR-te-o-DAK-ti-lah)
Animals With an EVEN Number of Toes

Perissodactyla
(per-RIS-so-DAK-ti-lah)
Animals With an ODD Number of Toes
       
Swine Peccary Horse, Zebra etc Tapir
Hippopotamus Camel, Llama Rhinoceros  
Chevrotain Deer, etc
    White-tailed Deer		    
Giraffe, Okapi Antelope, etc    
Cattle, etc      
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