Your ordinary house cat might be closer to its wild ancestors than you realize. Despite thousands of years of domestication, domestic cats still exhibit many behaviors akin to their wild counterparts. Panthera’s #MyCatDoesThat aims to capture these moments, showcasing the uncanny similarities between our beloved house cats and their wild relatives.
Fun Feline Facts: Did you know?
House cats and tigers share almost 95 percent of the same DNA.
African wildcats and domestic cats diverged as recently as 4,000 years ago.
Cheetahs and pumas purr like domestic cats.
The first house cats were domesticated 9,000 to 10,000 years ago in Mesopotamia to help humans control rodent populations.
Wild cats and your house cat share similar behaviors: they like to hunt and are mainly solitary creatures.
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News: We're featured in Pet & Vet Magazine
Pet & Vet Magazine, a publication aiming to bring pet owners closer to the people who care for their pets, recently posted on article about our new #MyCatDoesThat campaign: New initiative to change the perception of wild cats.
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