Example 97: Pack Information in Bits

Problem

An animal could be a canine (dog, wolf, fox, etc.), a feline (cat, lynx, jaguar, etc.), a cetacean (whale, narwhal, etc.), or a marsupial (koala, wombat, etc.).

When a particular animal is canine, feline, cetacean, or marsupial, the information is stored in bit numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The information is of an integer variable called type. Bit number 4 of the variable type stores the information about the animal being either a carnivore or herbivore.

For the following animal, complete the program to determine whether the animal is a herbivore or a carnivore. Also, determine whether the animal is a canine, feline, cetacean, or marsupial.

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