s. bieti (Chinese desert cat)—indicated that each wild group represents a distinctive subspecies of Fells silvestris. Further analysis revealed that cats were domesticated in the Near East, probably coincident with agricultural village development in the Fertile Crescent. Domestic cats derive from at ...
THE question of the origin of the two types of our domestic cats has been the subject of much controversy, and it is therefore with diffidence that the views, here expressed are now put forward. It is, of course, well known that any domestic "tabby" can, at a glance, be assigned to...
These domestic cats were recognized by the Canadian Cat Association in 1974, by the CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) in 1978 and the GCCF (Governing Council of the Cat Fancy) in 1991. The CFA describe the cat breed as intermediate (being neither cobby nor svelte), whilst the GCCF describe ...
The cod have been reduced to one per cent of their original numbers in the last 500 years by the human species. Let’s put this in perspective. The worldwide population of all species of seals is about 28 million Yet the worldwide population of domestic house cats is estimated to be ...
Is it possible that their ships cats (which could have originated in India or the Far East) could have been the source of these domestic cats and ultimately the Sokoke? Just a thought! theory 4 Apparently, the Feline Genome Project recently conducted a study that indicates that the Sokoke is...
North America doesn't have a native house cat, which just developed in the wild. Although there are bobcats, lynx and so forth in the wild, a domestic cat has to have come from somewhere. Where did they come from? Lets start with the impossible, and work our way to the probable Maine...
RV infects not only humans but also various young domestic and wild animals, such as monkeys, bovine, pigs, horses, dogs, cats, rats, chicken and deer [3-6]. Although nature of RV in spans of many mammals and birds, infection of RV infection in humans is virtually limited to humans....
Most of emerging infectious diseases affecting humans are of animal origin and transmitted under natural circumstances from either, wild or domestic vertebrate animals giving the way of zoonotic infection or epidemics. Zoonotic diseases carry a common ancient history between human and animals as a result...
Turkish Van cats arenatural breeds, meaning that man played no part in their development. It is believed that these prized domestic catsoriginated in Eastern Turkey. Cats matching their description are also found in other parts of SW Asia including Iran, Iraq and South West Russia. ...
Apparently, virtually all present-day domestic animals, including cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, and chickens, had their origins in the Fertile Crescent (Figure 2) in contrast to dogs and cats being domesticated in many different parts of the world. Table 2. Development of humans from hunter-...