African wildcat - Wikipedia
WEBThe African wildcat (Felis lybica) is a small wildcat species with sandy grey fur, pale vertical stripes on the sides and around the face. It is native to Africa, West and Central Asia, and is distributed to Rajasthan in India and Xinjiang in China.
The genes that turned wildcats into kitty cats | Science | AAAS
WEBNov 10, 2014 · Place a housecat next to its direct ancestor, the Near Eastern wildcat, and it may take you a minute to spot the difference. They're about the same size and shape, and, well, they both look like cats.
House Cat Origin Traced to Middle Eastern Wildcat Ancestor
WEBJun 28, 2007 · The Near Eastern wildcat still roams the deserts of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and other Middle Eastern countries. Between 70,000 and 100,000 years ago the animal gave rise to the genetic...
House cat ancestors' remains found in Polish caves—2,000 …
WEBJul 13, 2020 · The discovery of 7,000-year-old remains of the Near Eastern wildcat in Europe adds a new wrinkle to the cat's evolutionary story.
DNA shows domestic cat had origins in Near East
WEBJun 28, 2007 · Cats were domesticated in the Near East from local wildcats, according to a new kitty family tree based on DNA evidence from nearly 1000 animals. The finding supports the idea that cats were...
House Cats' Wild Ancestor Found - Live Science
WEBJun 28, 2007 · The DNA from domestic cats matched up with that of the Near Eastern wildcat subspecies Felis silvestris lybica, which lives in the remote deserts of Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The Near Eastern Origin of Cat Domestication - PMC
WEBJul 7, 2007 · Near Eastern denotes cats in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. European denotes specimens collected west of the Caspian Sea. Domestic cats ( F. s. catus ) are distributed worldwide and overwhelmingly carry clade IV mtDNA haplotypes (beige).
African Wildcat | Species Facts, Conservation - BigCatsWildCats
WEBThe African wildcat (Felis lybica) is a small wild cat that can be found in Africa and Asia. Approximately 173,000 years ago, African wildcats split into three groups, the Near Eastern wildcat, Southern African wildcat and Asian wildcat.
African Wildcat - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WEBResults of genetic research indicate that the African wildcat genetically diverged into three clades about 173,000 years ago, namely the Near Eastern wildcat, Southern African wildcat and Asiatic wildcat.
The Near Eastern Origin of Cat Domestication | Science - AAAS
WEBJul 27, 2007 · Near Eastern denotes cats in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. European denotes specimens collected west of the Caspian Sea. Domestic cats ( F. s. catus ) are distributed world-wide and overwhelmingly carry clade IV mtDNA haplotypes (beige).