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How cats became pets
We've feared them, revered them, and recorded them.
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European wildcat
European wildcat.
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ancestors of the domestic cat
Domestic cats (Felis catus) have close genetic affinities with various subspecies...
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European wildcat with killed prey
European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) with killed prey (a rabbit).
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African wildcat
African wildcat (Felis silvestris libyca).
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Wildcat (Felis silvestris)
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