Felinae

mammal subfamily

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classification
- In feline: Evolution and classification
  Cats of the subfamily Felinae appeared in western Eurasia about 10 million years ago and have continued almost unchanged into modern times. Genetic studies examining living and fossil pantherines—cats of the subfamily Pantherinae—suggest that the pantherine lineage emerged in central Asia some 16 million years ago and subsequently spread…
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Why Do Cats Purr?
- In Why Do Cats Purr?
  …and other members of the Felinae subfamily, including cougars and bobcats, but not by their roaring relatives, lions and tigers.
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