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Felines can hear sounds ranging from 55 Hz to 79000 Hz although their hearing is most acute between 500 Hz and 32000 Hz  Thus, they can hear 10.5 octaves. They see in color and have excellent night vision, requiring less than a third of the light humans need to see. Feline life expectancy ranges from 40 to 100 years depending on environmental and social conditions. Naturally some members have been known to exceed 100 years with the oldest confirmed member living to 123 years. The average natural body temperature is around 35°C.

Felines are known to live in groups and form families. Most Feline couples mate for life and produce offspring within the mating pair. Feline females are fertile for much of the year except for a week a month when they go through menstruation. Because Felines are highly diverse and intelligent creatures, their mating habitats have evolved due to social, religious and other conditions. The average female is capable of having a litter of up to 10 kittens  The average Feline female produces between 2 and 4 kittens on average. Nevertheless due to education, urbanization, greater longevity and declining infant mortality rates, birth rates have declined. However they remain higher than most primines. Kittens rely on their mother's milk, which she produces from two to six mammary glands located on her torso however artificial alternatives such as formula have become common. Felines often form emotional bonds with each other, other animals and sentient beings allowing them to develop friendships and complex social hierarchies.