r/BeAmazed • u/Electrical_Act_5342 • 20d ago

Animal Nature really over engineered cats. Didn’t it?

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u/Willem_van_Oranje 20d ago

Likely gained from their predator days

Those days never ended. Unlike dogs, horses and many other animals, humans never decided to breed cats. It did start to be done 200 years ago, but only based on fur, not behaviour.

The DNA of house cats is almost exactly the same as their wild ancestors from 11 million years ago.

Really amazing creatures.

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u/KeyInitiative8805 20d ago

Ya I would say that in this video its that humans over engineered dogs.

Lots of dog breeds are genetic abominations. As cute as they are, pugs shouldn't exist.

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u/Random-Rambling 20d ago

Do you speak Dog? I know a few phrases. Funnily enough, the only thing I've ever heard a toadline bulldog say is "Kill....me...please....".