are cats descended from lions or tigers?
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The cuddly domesticated house cats we love so much today are in fact descendants of lions and tigers, who are successors of early carnivores known as miacids. ... Animal scientists believe the common tabby markings of the domestic cat indicate lineage of the African wild cat.
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Domesticated cats all come from wildcats called Felis silvestris lybica that originated in the Fertile Crescent in the Near East Neolithic period and in ancient Egypt in the Classical period.
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White tigers are a mutant of normal tigers. The mutation is called albinism. All the white tigers currently alive descended from one white tiger, and they are all in captivity. Regular tigers are endangered because their hunting territories are being turned into farmland and they are prized for their pelts.
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Both are big powerful cats. Tiger have an orange coat whereas a jaguar have yellow coat. Tigers are found through out Asia, Africa and parts of Europe whereas jaguars are Americans. Tigers have black stripes whereas jaguar have spots like a leopard.
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Very. But the loyalty of a cat is different from the loyalty of a dog and is based almost entirely on its perception of humans. ... Cats are fiercely loyal to their owners, but in a different way than dogs. Directly descended from the gray wolf our domesticated dogs - just like their wolf cousins - are pack animals.
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The cuddly domesticated house cats we love so much today are in fact descendants of lions and tigers, who are successors of early carnivores known as miacids. From here modern wild cats evolved into three key species – the European wild cat, the African wild cat and the Asiatic desert cat.
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While all species of cats are classified as one family, the Felidae, genetic research has shown the clouded leopard to be most closely related to the large cat species. Clouded leopards are not a "type" of leopard as their name implies. They are a separate species of wild cat, as are snow leopards and leopards.
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Mountain lions, lynx, bobcats, tigers and jungle lions all respond to catnip in the same way. There is no doubt at all that they're all from the same family. However, the capacity to enjoy catnip is hereditary, so if a big cat's parents didn't enjoy it then they won't either. If your cat doesn't respond, don't worry.
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Wild cats get tamed The cuddly domesticated house cats we love so much today are in fact descendants of lions and tigers, who are successors of early carnivores known as miacids. ... Animal scientists believe the common tabby markings of the domestic cat indicate lineage of the African wild cat.
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Their appearance is the most obvious difference between a lion and a tiger. Tigers have bold, black stripes across their bodies, whereas lions do not have any stripes. Tigers also do not have manes like the male lions. Male lions have a large mane around their faces.
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Now a new genetic study of ancient cat DNA reveals that we are basically right. Cats were not domesticated in the same way dogs, cows, pigs, and goats were. They have lived among us, but it wasn't until very recently that we began to change them. ... Yet it's impossible to deny that cats are tame.
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Tigers are the only cat species that are completely striped. They even have stripes on their skin. Stripe density varies by subspecies.
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A 2005 study found that chimpanzees — our closest living evolutionary relatives — are 96 per cent genetically similar to humans. Cats are more like us than you'd think. A 2007 study found that about 90 per cent of the genes in the Abyssinian domestic cat are similar to humans.
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The tiger is indeed a mammal, and it's a large one. This member of the cat family is one of the most recognizable animals on the planet, both for its distinctive striped fur and its intimidating size. Tigers originate in Asia are seen all over the world in zoos, but their population is endangered.
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The domestic cat (Felis catus) is one of the most recently evolved species within the Felidae family. The Felidae family have been split into three genera: Panthera (cats that roar – lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, clouded leopards and jaguars) ... Felis (all other 'small' cats)
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Domestic cats, no matter their breed, are all members of one species. Felis catus has had a very long relationship with humans. Ancient Egyptians may have first domesticated cats as early as 4,000 years ago. Plentiful rodents probably drew wild felines to human communities.