African wildcat. Image by Openverse. To understand why many domestic cats dislike water, we must look to their wild ancestors. Modern housecats descended primarily from the African wildcat (Felis ...

Afrykański dziki kot. Zdjęcie autorstwa Openverse. To understand why many domestic cats dislike water, we must look to their wild ancestors. Modern housecats descended primarily from the African ...

Research shows domestic cats are descended from the African wildcat felis silvestris lybica.

Modern domestic cats (Felis catus) evolved from the African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), which began living alongside humans in the Middle East.

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Finally, in 2017, a paleogenetic analysis clarified that the Near Eastern wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica) is the common ancestor of all domesticated cats.

A new coat colour pattern has emerged in cats across Finland, and scientists have just identified the genetic mutation responsible for it.

The domestic cat is a close relative of both Felis silvestris, the European wild cat, and Felis lybica, the African wild cat. F.catus can interbreed with both to produce fertile hybrid offspring.

A 2007 study published in the journal Science analyzed the DNA of domestic cats and identified a lineage of Felis silvestris lybica from the Middle East as the likely progenitor of today’s house cats.

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