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European Wildcat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wildcat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Scottish subspecies of the European wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia is a stocky cat, and can be distinguished from the domes... ... The Scottish subspecies of the European wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia is a stocky cat, and can be distinguished from the domestic cat by its larger size, broader head and blunt,
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Information about the European wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) on ARKive ... The Scottish subspecies of the European wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia is a stocky cat, and can be distinguished from the domestic cat by its larger size, broader head and blunt, bushy and relatively short tail (5). It is fairly dark in...
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European Wildcat Felis silvestris, silvestris group ... The fossil record suggests that the European form of the wildcat is the oldest, and molecular analysis indicates that the African wildcat diverged from the European form only about 20,000 years ago.
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About the European wildcat or forest wildcat, Felis silvestris ... Seven subspecies of European wildcat are often recognised, but authorities differ as to their validity:
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Across the European wildcat as a whole, birds feature as a secondary source of food and small mammals, small reptiles and insects are seen to supplement the diet. Interestingly, at odds with the domesticated cats love of fish, wild cats rarely prey on fish in the wild.
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The fossil record suggests that the European form of the wildcat is the oldest, descended from Martelli’s cat (Felis [silvestris] lunensis) about 250,000 years ago (Kurtén 1968). Molecular analysis indicates that the African wildcat diverged from the European form only about 20,000 years ago (Randi and Ragni 1991).
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European wild cats are found throughout Europe and western Russia, except for much of the British Isles (they are found in Scotland) and Scandinavian countries. Asiatic wildcats are found in the Middle East, southern Russia, western China, and western India.
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An older species, evolving about 650,000 years ago, the European wildcat is in the direct ancestral line of the domestic cat and is the parent species for several related small cats, most notably Felis lybica, which it strongly resembles.
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