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3 days ago · The oldest archaeological evidence for cat domestication is a 9,500-year-old grave, discovered in Cyprus in 2004, in which a Paleolithic-era human was buried with their feline pet. There is scant ...
1 day ago · Results of a phylogeographic study indicate that all living tigers have a common ancestor 108,000 to 72,000 years ago. [28] A 2022 paleogenomic study of a Pleistocene tiger basal to living tigers concluded that modern tiger populations spread across Asia no earlier than 94,000 years ago.
5 days ago · Although they look timeless, the Sphynx cat has a surprisingly low life expectancy of 6.7 years. Researchers noted that Sphynx cats are at an increased risk of several diseases that might be the leading cause of their shorter-than-average lifespan.
4 days ago · Share. Daring and adorable American Shorthair cat Bao Zi made history by showing off his skateboarding skills. The cat, owned by Li Jiangtao (China), broke the Guinness World Records title for the fastest 10 m on a skateboard by a cat in just 12.85 sec. Bao Zi is just one year and eight months old, but already a superstar. Fastest 10 metres by ...
1 day ago · The cat ( Felis catus ), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Recent advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC.
5 days ago · Born in 1986, Scooter the domestic Siamese cat was awarded the World’s Oldest Cat by Guinness Book of World Records. So you don’t have to do the math, at the time of this writing, that makes Scooter 31 years old. Its predecessor lived to be 26 years old. 23. Dog. Source: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-dog.
Recent genetic studies have helped determine the origins of some of the oldest recognized breeds. In general, the world’s domestic cats (pedigreed and random-bred) come from four areas: Asia, western Europe, East Africa, and the Mediterranean basin.
