Summary ²

Felidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. The most familiar felid is the domestic cat, which first became associated with humans about 10,000 years ago; but the family includes all other wild cats, including the big cats.

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1. (c) Smithsonian Wild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5177596584
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae

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• iNat taxon page
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
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