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The domestic cat originated from Near-Eastern and Egyptian populations of the African wildcat, Felis sylvestris lybica. The family Felidae, to which all living feline species belong, is theorized to have arisen about ten to eleven million years ago and is divided into eight major phylogenetic lineages. The Felis lineage in particular is the ...
All domestic cats, the authors declared, descended from a Middle Eastern wildcat, Felis sylvestris, which literally means "cat of the woods." Cats were first domesticated in the Near...
The cat (Felis catus), also referred to as domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC.
1 cze 2009 · The Evolution of House Cats. Genetic and archaeological findings hint that wildcats became house cats earlier--and in a different place--than previously thought. By Carlos A. Driscoll,...
23 paź 2024 · An overview of the origins and history of cats, how they are identified, their body types and features, and their senses, behavior, and heredity.
Where do cats come from? From ancient Egyptians to today’s internet users, people have always loved their cats. In the U.S. alone, cats reign over about 45.3 million households.
9 lis 2022 · A recent study from Central Europe has changed our perception of the cat's domestication history. The authors discuss how this has led to the development of an interdisciplinary project combining palaeogenetics, zooarchaeology and radiocarbon dating, with the aim of providing insight into the domestic cat's expansion beyond the Mediterranean.
