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> Same story for mountain lions and lynx, etc. They are a far cry from cats. Have domestic cats actually been selectively bred from those bigger cats? I though
by frabert 2y ago
> Same story for mountain lions and lynx, etc. They are a far cry from cats.
Have domestic cats actually been selectively bred from those bigger cats? I thought they were preexisting hunter animals that just decided they liked living with us better than living in the wild
- RoyalHenOil 2y agoDomestic cats came from African wildcats. It was only a subset of African wildcats that developed a commensal relationship with humans. The wildcats that are not domesticated have very different social behavior and do not seek out humanity (nor live in social group like feral domestic cats do, etc.). Basically, we are seeing speculation: two populations launching into different evolutionary trajectories.