2006-08-14 02:05:16 · 11 answers · asked by Jenny Ninjitsu 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
First of all domestic cats are related to tigers. Both are in the same family, the felidae. Of course some felines are more closely related than others. Our domestic cats you see today came from the African wildcat since it is easier to tame when it is caught as a kitten, than the European one. The European one definitely lives up to its name, the wildcat, since they are impossible to tame, even when caught as a kitten. And scientists believe that the Big cats did evolve from smaller cats. Today domestic cats and tigers are separate species. Just like lions and tigers are also separate species. They're just all in the same family, the Felidae.
2006-08-14 08:54:29 · answer #1 · answered by megatron 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Domestic cats (Felis Sylvestris Catus) evolved from African wild cats (Felis Silvestris Libica). They are closely related to European wild cats and Asian wild cats and can interbreed with them. But the African subspicies is much easier to tame.
The anciant Egyptians also tried to domesticate Jungle Cats. Among the oldest cat mumies, both Jungle Cats and African Wild Cats are found. Later mumies are exclusively African Wild Cats so at a certain time, the Egyptians gave up on the Jungle Cats. Probably because the Jungle Cat cannot be taught to use a cat toilet instead of just sh...ing and p...ing everywhere.
Also Cheetahs can be tamed but as far as I know, the only cat species that has been succesfully domesticated is the African Wild Cat.
2006-08-14 02:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by helene_thygesen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Domestic cats are not related to tigers. Tigers are in a completely different evolutionary line from cats. Domestic cats evolved from small wildcats that ancient people tamed. They were not even closely related to tigers.
2006-08-14 06:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither. Both domestic cats and tigers are descended from a common ancestor which was neither a tiger or a domestic cat but a predecessor of the two.
2006-08-14 02:09:04 · answer #4 · answered by Brian R 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What Did Cats Evolve From
2016-11-09 02:08:07 · answer #5 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lions, tigers, domestic cats and other felines are members of the Felidae family. They are the most strictly carnivorous of the nine families in the order Carnivora. The first felids emerged during the Eocene, about 40 million years ago
2006-08-14 02:20:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
domestic cats evolved from the wildcat, domestic cats belong to the genus felis and are also the same species, silverstris, as the wildcat the only difference form the domestic cat is that it is a subspecies of wildcat, called f.s.catus, but tigers belong to the genus panthera, like lions or leopards
2006-08-14 10:32:07 · answer #7 · answered by tomcat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FYI Did you know that the common cat is the only creature in existence that live the same domesticated as they do in the wild. Interesting I thought.
2006-08-17 18:52:43 · answer #8 · answered by lisa l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientists are idiots ,do not believe in them,they come with theories just to get paid every week, God had created every thing , and Apes and chimpanzees are not related to humans
2016-03-17 00:03:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
miacids were a common ancestors that gave rise to all modern carnivores.
2006-08-14 13:28:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋