Felidz

or Felins, the cat tribe, @ family of carnivorous quadrupeds, including the domestic cat, lions, tigers, panthers, leopards, and lynxes, In these animals the destructive organs reach the highest perfection. The head is short and almost rounded in its form. The principal instruments of their destructive energy are the teeth and claws, their strong, sharp > ex 5 a See th, a 7 ee, CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF TH FELIDAE. a, tiger’s head; b, portion of tongue; ¢, right fore-paw, showing claws; d, claw, showing tendons, retractile talons, with which all the four feet are armed, and the corresponding destructive nature of the lentary organs constituting the e ential characteristics of the family. The felide are found in all parts of the world except Australia.