Pretty much! Early human agriculture created granaries which attracted rodents looking for an easy meal... which in turn attracted kitties just like these *also* looking for an easy meal. Since the cat doesn't eat grain, we encouraged them to stick around. Then one day, someone took a kitten home...
Because I saw what it did to a pigeon which landed nearby. It may like hanging out near the lodge, but it can certainly hunt for itself, and I value my fingers.
@@BrianPwildlife totally even some domestic cats are sensitive to hand around face still to this day😂I wouldn't recommend spoiling the beautiful relationship.
I had a cat that was also hunting for herself and she was totally independent. She never even wanted to go inside the house, so I just built a little shelter for her outside. Sometimes she bit or scratched me, but never chopped my finger or sth like that. And I had also seen what she can do to a bird, mouse or a rat. Cats don't have a tendency to do harm to people. I bet yours wouldn't do also.
They can interbreed with no decline in fertility and are genetically significantly closer then Domestic Dogs vs Grey Wolves, which are classified as the same species. Pretty absurd actually to classify them as a different species (they were considered the same species for a long time and this is still a controversy).
The Wildcat gene pool becoming increasingly "contaminated" with feral domestic cats is one reason for the new species destinction though, -as the cats themselves make NO such destinction.
Finally, it should be noted that while Domestic Cats are mostly descended from African Wildcat's, they also have some ancestry from other types of wildcats. Since these as well as Domestic cats can all interbreed without any resulting decline in fertility, and seem to regard EACH other as basically the same, I would say they are different sub species, but not different species.
The African Wildcat (Felis (Felis) catus) is a small cat species native to Africa, it is one of the seven extant species of wildcat, which is any member of the genus Felis, the other six are the Jungle Cat (Felis (Sylviailurus) chaus), the Black-Footed Cat (Felis (Microfelis) nigripes), the Sand Cat (Felis (Ammofelis) margarita), the Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis (Petrofelis) bieti), the Asiatic Wildcat (Felis (Felis) ornata), and the European Wildcat (Felis (Felis) silvestris), there are two recognized subspecies of african wildcat: the North African Wildcat (Felis (Felis) catus catus) and the South African Wildcat (Felis (Felis) catus cafra).
these are literally the ancestors of domestic cats,not that surprising,it's proven that african wild cats we're the first domesticated felids in human history,then we breeded them with european wild cats,made hybrids,scottish wild cats too probably,and we ended up with mainecoons,tabby cats,british short hairs and etcetera! :)
African wild cats are not really that wild, just as domestic cats are not really domestic. African wild cats are probably the easiest wild animals to domesticate.
Sorry to bother you but I was wondering can you leave one outside like regular cats once they get use to you cause I heard domestic cats came from them and I ran passed them on a site and I said I was thinking about getting me one they looked tight to me
Are we sure this isn't just some tabby? Just look at all those housecat-like behaviors: The slow blink and head turn, rubbing up against people, meowing for attention, kneading the air, laying practically belly-exposed... Seeing all that from a housecat is a sign of a contented kitty. I'd imagine it's the same for this cat.
"Domestic" cats aren't far removed from African wildcats. In fact, according to scientists, they're not actually fully domesticated. The only thing that seperates them is their ability to accept humans as part of their "familial group" and their slightly less-muscular stature. Other than that, "domestic" cats still exhibit the characteristics of their ancestors.
@@rfmerrill I think it's more likely this one is a wildcat that has just domesticated itself after finding a convenient place to scrounge for food (although we also saw it kill a bird for itself while we were there). We didn't see any other cats, and the lodge is extremely isolated, as you can see from the air in my helicopter flight video in the Namibia playlist at about 1.23 - 1.35.
I was asking when i get the African wild cat for a pet can i let him roam outdoors and do he have homing instinct cause i was thinking about getting one i seen him on a pet site
Having seen this one hunt, I wouldn't want it as a pet, but I don't know enough about the species to say if it's possible to tame a kitten, or whether it is legal to own one. If you manage it, let us know.
Lol I visited a wildcat sanctuary in Africa and you really don't want them in your house 😅 they are angry and destructive 24/7 even when they are friendly 😭
Ah. So this is how they were domesticated. Just up and decided that "hey I ilke you guys" and stuck around
Pretty much! Early human agriculture created granaries which attracted rodents looking for an easy meal... which in turn attracted kitties just like these *also* looking for an easy meal. Since the cat doesn't eat grain, we encouraged them to stick around.
Then one day, someone took a kitten home...
I wouldn’t get in to close with these claws, tho.
When he arches his back, he's saying "pet me!" I would've obliged.
man's tryna get himself domesticated
i see they've got the " i am just gunna move right into this house " gene from their ancestors alright
Beautiful cat!! Almost sounded like he roared a little bit.
That's an ol' lovely tomcat right there. Wild or domesticated, how can you not pet his head and give him a good chin rub?
Because I saw what it did to a pigeon which landed nearby. It may like hanging out near the lodge, but it can certainly hunt for itself, and I value my fingers.
@@BrianPwildlife totally even some domestic cats are sensitive to hand around face still to this day😂I wouldn't recommend spoiling the beautiful relationship.
I had a cat that was also hunting for herself and she was totally independent. She never even wanted to go inside the house, so I just built a little shelter for her outside. Sometimes she bit or scratched me, but never chopped my finger or sth like that. And I had also seen what she can do to a bird, mouse or a rat. Cats don't have a tendency to do harm to people. I bet yours wouldn't do also.
Neat video! Cats are clearly not that far removed.
They can interbreed with no decline in fertility and are genetically significantly closer then Domestic Dogs vs Grey Wolves, which are classified as the same species. Pretty absurd actually to classify them as a different species (they were considered the same species for a long time and this is still a controversy).
The Wildcat gene pool becoming increasingly "contaminated" with feral domestic cats is one reason for the new species destinction though, -as the cats themselves make NO such destinction.
Finally, it should be noted that while Domestic Cats are mostly descended from African Wildcat's, they also have some ancestry from other types of wildcats. Since these as well as Domestic cats can all interbreed without any resulting decline in fertility, and seem to regard EACH other as basically the same, I would say they are different sub species, but not different species.
@@jKLaheck even they can interbreed freely with other felis species, like jungle cat
The African Wildcat (Felis (Felis) catus) is a small cat species native to Africa, it is one of the seven extant species of wildcat, which is any member of the genus Felis, the other six are the Jungle Cat (Felis (Sylviailurus) chaus), the Black-Footed Cat (Felis (Microfelis) nigripes), the Sand Cat (Felis (Ammofelis) margarita), the Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis (Petrofelis) bieti), the Asiatic Wildcat (Felis (Felis) ornata), and the European Wildcat (Felis (Felis) silvestris), there are two recognized subspecies of african wildcat: the North African Wildcat (Felis (Felis) catus catus) and the South African Wildcat (Felis (Felis) catus cafra).
And they even sound like domestic cats too
these are literally the ancestors of domestic cats,not that surprising,it's proven that african wild cats we're the first domesticated felids in human history,then we breeded them with european wild cats,made hybrids,scottish wild cats too probably,and we ended up with mainecoons,tabby cats,british short hairs and etcetera! :)
Beautiful African Wildcat.
African wild cats are not really that wild, just as domestic cats are not really domestic. African wild cats are probably the easiest wild animals to domesticate.
African wild cats have reddish ears. Domestic tabby cats have brown ears.
Beautiful xxx
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Sorry to bother you but I was wondering can you leave one outside like regular cats once they get use to you cause I heard domestic cats came from them and I ran passed them on a site and I said I was thinking about getting me one they looked tight to me
I'd definitely leave it outside if it were me....
Are we sure this isn't just some tabby? Just look at all those housecat-like behaviors: The slow blink and head turn, rubbing up against people, meowing for attention, kneading the air, laying practically belly-exposed...
Seeing all that from a housecat is a sign of a contented kitty. I'd imagine it's the same for this cat.
One of this cat's Egyptian relatives decided to domesticate some humans long long ago. That's half of how we got the housecat.
"Domestic" cats aren't far removed from African wildcats. In fact, according to scientists, they're not actually fully domesticated. The only thing that seperates them is their ability to accept humans as part of their "familial group" and their slightly less-muscular stature. Other than that, "domestic" cats still exhibit the characteristics of their ancestors.
It's hard to tell because the video is dark but I believe African wildcats all have fairly bright rust-orange fur on their ears.
Also domestic and wild cats interbreed in areas where the wildcat is native, so a lot of pets are part wild and a lot of wild cats are part domestic.
@@rfmerrill I think it's more likely this one is a wildcat that has just domesticated itself after finding a convenient place to scrounge for food (although we also saw it kill a bird for itself while we were there). We didn't see any other cats, and the lodge is extremely isolated, as you can see from the air in my helicopter flight video in the Namibia playlist at about 1.23 - 1.35.
Is it f1 ?
Or pure
*_Felis silvestris cafra_*
*_Felis silvestris cafra_*
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcat?wprov=sfti1
It's Felis lybica cafra now
I was asking when i get the African wild cat for a pet can i let him roam outdoors and do he have homing instinct cause i was thinking about getting one i seen him on a pet site
Having seen this one hunt, I wouldn't want it as a pet, but I don't know enough about the species to say if it's possible to tame a kitten, or whether it is legal to own one. If you manage it, let us know.
Lol I visited a wildcat sanctuary in Africa and you really don't want them in your house 😅 they are angry and destructive 24/7 even when they are friendly 😭
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