Feral cat and wildcat compared

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Feral cat and wildcat compared
Wildcat is a term that is often used for feral cats, a cat that has escaped from captivity, domestication or that has been born to a feral mother. While there is considerable variability in both the domestic and true wildcats, the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris, right) is usually a bigger animal at maturity, with a broad head and robust jaw. The domestic cat (Felis s. catus), which originates from the African wild cat subspecies F. s. Lybica, is very closely related to Felis s. silvestris and can easily hybridise with it. Due to this there is now a need to maintain a pure wild population. Using DNA sequencing feral populations can be removed without endangering the true wildcats and there are captive breeding programs in Scotland, where the wild population is under threat. Photographed in Gramat Zoo, France.
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