The Old World wildcat ranges from Scotland to China and down into Africa, but a new DNA study indicates that just one of its lineages, that of the Near Eastern wildcat, gave rise to today’s domestic companions.
ORIGINAL GARFIELD. A Near Eastern wildcat caught in the Negev desert in Israel represents the wild ancestors of domestic cats.
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