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    Felidae are carnivorous, meaning that they naturally eat meat. Hyenas are a member of the family Hyaenidae. Civets and genets belong to one of the four families of terrestrial catlike mammals descended from the Viverraines.

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    Felidae are carnivorous, meaning that they naturally eat meat. Hyenas are a member of the family Hyaenidae. Civets and genets belong to one of the four families of terrestrial catlike mammals descended from the Viverraines.

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    Animalfamiliescharacteristics TommyJoseAndres

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    Felidae are carnivorous, meaning that they naturally eat meat. Hyenas are a member of the family Hyaenidae. Civets and genets belong to one of the four families of terrestrial catlike mammals descended from the Viverraines.

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    The Characteristics of Family Felidae

    Head
    MembersoftheFelidaefamilytypicallyhaveashortrostrum,orsnout,whichgivesthema powerfulbite.

    Feet
    Felidaearedigitigrade,meaningthattheywalkontheirtoes.Felidaehavesharp,curvedclaws whicharealsocompletelyretractableinallfamilymembersexceptthecheetah.

    Fur
    ThebodiesofFelidaeareusuallycoveredinfur,whichhelpstokeepthemwarm.

    Behavior
    Allcatsarecarnivorous,meaningthattheynaturallyeatmeat.Manyoftheirphysicaladaptations, suchasnightvisionandsharpclaws,enhancetheirabilitytohuntforprey.

    HYAENIDAE
    The Hyena is a member of the family Hyaenidae. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Mammalia

    Order:Carnivora

    This family contains 4 species, each in its own genus.Itisacommonmisconceptionthathyenasaredogs

    infact,asI'vealreadymentioned,theybelongtotheirownfamily,Hyaenidae.Theirdoglikeappearanceis theresultofconvergentevolution

    VIVERRIDAE
    Thecivetsandgenetsbelongtooneofthefourfamiliesofterrestrialcatlikemammalsdescendedfromthe Viverraines,whichwerecivet/genetlikemammals.Viverridsarecatlikeinmanyoftheirfeaturesand expressions.Theyhavepointedfaces,awidevarietyofmarkingsontheircoatsandlongbushytails.

    Mustelidae
    AnimalsliketheZorrillaandtheRatel,HoneyBadgerbelongtotheMustelidaefamily.

    Characteristics
    Theyaretypicallysmallanimalswithshortlegs,short,roundears,andthickfur.Mostmustelidsare solitary,nocturnalanimals,andareactiveyearround.

    Canidae
    Animals like the African Wild dog or cape hunting dog, the bat eared fox, Black backed Jackal all form part of the Canidae family.

    Characteristics
    Theyvaryinsizefromthefennecfoxat24cm(9.4in)long,tothegraywolf,whichmaybeupto2m(6.6ft) long,andcanweighupto80kg(180lb).Canidshaverelativelylonglegsandlithebodies,adaptedfor chasingprey.Allcanidsaredigitigrade,meaningtheywalkontheirtoes.Mostcanidsbearyoungoncea year,Alllivingcanids(Caninae)havealigamentanalogoustothenuchalligamentofungulates.Almostall canidsaresocialanimalsandlivetogetheringroups.

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