House Cat Zoology

House Cat Zoology. Now hes not trapped in there or anything like the Minotaur in the labyrinth. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family.

The last common ancestor of modern cats was a species of Pseudaelurus that occurred in Asia 9 to 20 million years ago MYAUsing genetics scientists have established that modern cats diverged from this ancient species into eight groups or lineages of closely related species. The genes occur singly or in a group. Genes determine such matters as the size and shape of the cats body and head the position and shape of the eyes ears and so on and the length and thickness of the tail.

The house cat originated from the wildcat Felis silvestris lybica and has appeared in the archaeological record.

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