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The trees also helped show that F. s. lybica gave rise to the domesticated cats of today. F. s. silvestris showed a very early branching away from the other groups, but still shares a very early common ancestor with the rest of the clades. Domesticated cats originated from near-eastern and Egyptian populations of F. s. lybica. The former ...
Jun 1, 2009 · But this so-called molecular clock ticks a mite too slowly to precisely date events as recent as the past 10,000 years, the likely interval for cat domestication. ... Even today most domesticated ...
Nov 8, 2023 · "Our goal was to better understand how cats evolved and the genetic basis of the trait differences between cat species," says Bill Murphy, a zoologist at Texas A&M University. The researchers separated out genomes from several different species. (Bredemeyer et al., Nature Genetics, 2023)
Jun 19, 2017 · The earlier ancestors of today’s domestic cats spread from southwest Asia and into Europe as early as 4400 B.C. The cats likely started hanging around farming communities in the Fertile Crescent ...
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May 30, 2019 · In 2014, Hu and colleagues reported evidence for early cat-human interactions during the Middle-Late Yangshao (early Neolithic, 7,000-5,000 cal BP) period at the site of Quanhucun, in Shaanxi province, China. Eight F. silvestris cat bones were recovered from three ashy pits containing animal bones, pottery sherds, bone and stone tools.
Nature 14 December 2022. By David Nield. (Kote Puerto/Unsplash) The history of cat domestication stretches back nearly 10,000 years, evidence from a new genetic study shows, and the bond between humans and felines was most likely sparked by a shift in the lifestyles of our ancestors. An international team of researchers looked at the genotypes ...
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Apr 13, 2015 · In honour of Big Cat Week (Monday 13 - Sunday 19 April), we’re starting by looking at the history of the domestic cat, their ancestry, how this makes them the cats they are today and how to ensure their specific needs are met. African wildcats. Today’s domestic cat shares a common ancestry with the African Wildcat – a species still found ...
