Dictionary - Definition of FERAE

Specialty Definition: FERAE

Domain	Definition
Law	FERAE. Wild, savage, not tame. (references)
Wikipedic	A clade consisting of the orders Pholidota and Carnivora. At first sight, these orders do not seem to have very much in common. In fact, the Pholidotes where once thought te be the closest relatives of the Xenarthra. The close relationship to the Carnivores is a result of recent DNA research. The Ferae also includes the Creodonta, extinct primitive carnivore-like mammals. Several extinct orders, relatives of the Pholidota, are members of the Ferae as well. These orders are sometimes united with the Philidota in one, large order: Cimolesta. The closest relatives of the Ferae are, somewhat surprisingly, the Perissodactyla, and more distantly, the Artiodactyla, whales Cetacea and bats Chiroptera. All these groups together form the Laurasiatheria. (references)
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Common Expressions: FERAE

Expressions	Definition
Ferae naturae	Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Ferae naturae	Ferae naturae, Latin for "nature [wild] animals," is a legal term that means any animals that are not designated domesticated animals by law. In property law, ferae naturae residing on real property are not usually considered part of the property unless the animals have been tamed or captured. (references)
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Specialty Expressions: FERAE

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Ferae bestiae	Law	FERAE BESTIAE. Wild beasts. See Animals; Ferae naturce. (references)
Ferae naturae	Law	FERAE NATURAE. 1. Of a wild nature. 2. This term is used to designate animals which are not usually tamed. Such animals belong to the person who has captured them only while they are in his power for if they regain their liberty his property in them instantly ceases, unless they have animum revertendi, which is to be known only by their habit of returning. 2 Bl. Com. 386; 3 Binn. 546; Bro. Ab. Propertie, 37; Com. Dig. Biens, F; 7 Co. 17, b; 1 Chit. Pr. 87; Inst. 2, 1, 15; 13 Vin. Ab. 207. 3. Property in animals ferae naturae is not acquired by hunting them and pursuing them; if, therefore, another person kill such animal in the sight of the pursuer, he has a right to appropriate it to his own use. 3 Caines, 175. But if the pursuer brings the animal within his own control, as by entrapping it, or wounding it mortally, so as to render escape impossible, it then belongs to him. Id. Though if he abandons it, another person may afterwards acquire property in the animal. 20 John. 75. The owner of land has a qualified property in animals ferae naturae, when, in consequence of their inability and youth, they cannot go away. See Y. B. 12 H. VIII., 9 B, 10 A 2 Bl. Com. 394; Bac. Ab. Game. Vide Whelp. (references)
Ferae naturae	Literature	Applied in law to animals living in a wild state, as distinguished from animals which are domesticated. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Extended Definition: FERAE

Ferae

Ferae
Fossil range: Earliest Paleocene - Recent

Lion

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Eutheria
Superorder:	Laurasiatheria
(unranked)	Ferae

Orders

Carnivora
Pholidota
Creodonta (extinct)
Cimolesta (extinct)

Ferae is a clade of mammals, consisting of the orders Carnivora (over 260 species, across the globe) and Pholidota (8 species of pangolin. in tropical Africa and Asia). Pangolins do not look much like carnivorans (wolves, cats, seals, and so on), and were thought to be the closest relatives of Xenarthra (armadillos, sloths, and so on). But recent DNA research found the close relationship to Carnivores. Ferae also includes the Creodonta, extinct primitive carnivoran-like mammals. Several extinct orders, relatives of Pholidota, are members of Ferae as well. These orders are sometimes united with the Pholidota in one, large order: Cimolesta.

The closest relatives of Ferae are the Perissodactyla (horses, tapirs and rhinos) and the Cetartiodactyla (which combines Artiodactyla--camels, pigs, ruminants and hippos--with Cetacea--whales and dolphins).

References

BioMed Central | Full text | A higher-level MRP supertree of placental mammals

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Ferae". Image Credit.
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