Editing Felinid (section)

== Their Biology ==
Prior to Liber Xenologis, fa/tg/uys speculated three possibilities for Felinid biology, and they depend on their origin. First, as mentioned above, they could be the descendants of human colonists who altered their DNA to survive on their planet. That means we should expect more of an Imperial analogue to [[Catfolk]], with specific biological changes depending on planetary conditions - improved night vision would be very probable, as well as claws, either optimized for speed, like a Cheetah, or for climbing, like most other cats. Other changes would very heavily depend on the cat or cats chosen - tiger felinids and lynx felinids would be fairly different, although both would probably have an unhealthy obsession with string.

Their scientific name, ''hirsutus'', which means "Hairy" in Latin, could also suggest that they are [[Furries]], although how hairy/furry their body could be is up for [[Skub|debate.]] But it must be remembered that even just a little hair would be hairy enough for the Imperium to call them "''hirsutus''" since they just need to be hair''ier'' than normal humans. This possibility has more credence based on the theory that Canis Helix was introduced to [[Fenris|Fenrisians]] to make them hardier, resulting in latent wolf-like traits, [[Wulfen|some]] to the point of [[Fenrisian Wolf|full wolf-like appearance]]. Though again, this isn't hard fact.

The second option is that given our own... fascination with [[catgirl]]s, they could be a case of a [[/tg/|high class member of society]] attempting to create the perfect Waifu, only to find out the Felinids did not like BEING the Waifu and eventually branched off, when their population became big enough, into another Abhuman race. This case would have the Felinds look more like the 10% on the graph down there rather since they were created with looks in mind, not functionality, just like dogs and cats on Terra in M2. In this case they would be much more human-looking, with only a few cat-like physical traits and mannerisms. Some fa/tg/uys have chosen to imagine them as catgirls with glam-rock hair, which would have been pretty likely back in the 80s/90s, when 40K was at its most awesome (see: [[Noise Marine]]s with killer keytars). But seeing how grimdark this galaxy is, it can always be [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUuvHPr4BGk much worse.]

The third option, of course, is that they're simply misclassified [[Beastmen]], with the specific Beast of some sort of cat. Given the usual Beastmen aesthetic, that nearly guarantees a large cat was chosen - probably a lion or tiger, since they have the greatest reputation as "man-eaters" on Terra.

Turns out #2 is the most likely, as Geedubs had them described in Liber Xenologis as "looking no different" to a human, besides the obvious abhuman traits. [[What|Said abhuman traits might include large claws the size of one's forearm]]. Granted, the guy who revealed this in-universe is stated to not be the most trustworthy, but he's all we got. So most fa/tg/guys, being the catgirl lovers we are, decided to take him at his word on the human similarity, but decided the ridiculous claw length was hyperbole (though they probably do have them). Some have suggested they might look more like [[Thundercats]] based on this description, since Thundercats was a big Western-produced [[catfolk]]-centric setting back in the 80s and the titular catfolk were particularly notorious for favoring the "human" side over the "cat" side, which would thus make felinids being dubbed abhumans instead of being blammed as [[mutant]]s more likely, given how xenophobic the Imperium is.

Ultimately the whole thing may be quite simple to explain, first off the hairy designation will refer to the fact all catgirls and catboys effectively have their feline ears covered in hair, add the possibility of a hairy tail and you already explained the hairy part, plus classic anime hairdos and you can see where this is going, then consider Grekh, the aforementioned kroot who described the felinids to rogue trader Draik and has never been good with communication skills to the point he may be a stealth troll, may have been simply referring to claw melee weaponry, without taking away the possibility of natural retractable claws along with the artificial blades, their cat-like reflexes, instinct and acrobatics being capable to impress even a kroot, particularly if you compare this with the average beastman who just uses brute force to solve things or your average human who may have difficulties climbing a wall, finally, do you really think back during the Dark Age of Technology there won't be people who would love to create an entire world of anime catpeople? Search your feelings, you know it to be true.