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It is known that the bi-articular muscles of the felid play an important role in the locomotion.
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2015
Many species of local wildlife are within the canid and felid family groups.
—Julia Wuerz, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
The researchers first estimated just how much meat and fat would have been left on a typical carcass left behind by two species of big cats, and how often the felids would hunt.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
New sequences were generated for 39 single-copy regions of the felid Y chromosome, as well as four mitochondrial and four autosomal gene segments, totaling 28.7 kb.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2010
Canids, like dogs and wolves, seem to be more resistant to its ill effects than felids, like cougars (also called mountain lions and pumas), bobcats, and Canada lynx.
—National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2020
Even though the study has implications for larger, famous felids, the inspiration for the research came from a smaller cat.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian, 18 Dec. 2019
Bovids, equids and, in particular, canids, were put to work by H. sapiens; felids always took a slightly different view of the matter, but were indulged for their rodent-catching talents.
—The Economist, 22 June 2019
The only felid in Hawai`i are house cats, tame and feral, found in homes and yards and boat harbors and beach parks and deep in the backs of valleys and high on the summit of mountaintops and basically everywhere.
—Kim Steutermann Rogers, Smithsonian, 9 July 2018
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2015
Many species of local wildlife are within the canid and felid family groups.
—Julia Wuerz, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
The researchers first estimated just how much meat and fat would have been left on a typical carcass left behind by two species of big cats, and how often the felids would hunt.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
New sequences were generated for 39 single-copy regions of the felid Y chromosome, as well as four mitochondrial and four autosomal gene segments, totaling 28.7 kb.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2010
Canids, like dogs and wolves, seem to be more resistant to its ill effects than felids, like cougars (also called mountain lions and pumas), bobcats, and Canada lynx.
—National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2020
Even though the study has implications for larger, famous felids, the inspiration for the research came from a smaller cat.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian, 18 Dec. 2019
Bovids, equids and, in particular, canids, were put to work by H. sapiens; felids always took a slightly different view of the matter, but were indulged for their rodent-catching talents.
—The Economist, 22 June 2019
The only felid in Hawai`i are house cats, tame and feral, found in homes and yards and boat harbors and beach parks and deep in the backs of valleys and high on the summit of mountaintops and basically everywhere.
—Kim Steutermann Rogers, Smithsonian, 9 July 2018
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“Felid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/felid. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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