Q.List any five salient features of the family Felidae

Step 1. The family Felidae is a taxonomic category that includes several related genera, most notably Felis (domestic and small wild cats) and Panthera (lions, tigers, leopards), grouped together for sharing broad family-level features.

Step 2. Feature 1 — obligate carnivorous diet: Felidae members are strict meat-eaters, with a digestive system and dentition specialised for a purely animal diet.

Step 3. Feature 2 — retractile claws: most cats can withdraw their sharp claws into protective sheaths, keeping them sharp for hunting and normally hidden during walking.

Step 4. Feature 3 — well-developed, sharp canine teeth adapted for gripping and killing prey, along with specialised carnassial teeth for shearing flesh. …

List features that are broadly true across both genera in the family (Felis and Panthera) rather …

• Listing a feature true of only one genus (e.g. 'roars', which only Panthera does) as if it applied to the whole family. …