Secret Creatures: African Wild Cat 🐱
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- 🔍 Unravel the remarkable journey of our feline companions as we delve into the captivating history of domestic cats! 🌟 Six thousand years ago, the resourceful Egyptians first tamed the African Wild Cat 🐾 to safeguard their granaries from pesky mice and rats. Over generations, these wild cats were selectively bred, eventually leading to the emergence of the adorable domestic cats we adore today. 😻
Join us on this awe-inspiring adventure as we explore the ancient connections between the agile tree-climbing African Wild Cat and the modern-day ground-dwelling domestic cat. 🌳🏞️ Discover the unique traits that these cats have retained from their wild ancestors, while adapting to our homes and hearts.
💡 Our in-depth research uncovers fascinating insights into how domestication has shaped the behavior and characteristics of cats, making them some of the most intriguing companions on the planet. 🧐
📅 Don't miss this enthralling journey through time, charting the evolutionary path of our feline friends. 🕰️ Hit the "Like" button if you're a cat lover, and don't forget to share this video with your fellow feline enthusiasts! 🐾😺
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Once upon a time, someone in the Middle East said "pspspsps" and the rest was history
*north africa
@@LittleHomieLightningtech Egypt is in both
😂😂😂
@@LittleHomieLightningtech WE WUZ
@@_kazz2926 lol
I totally get why these perfect little things were treated like gods in ancient egypt
You are wrong, these aren’t the cats for those..these are found in the savanna..
@@darichkid6832 he is wright, this cat is the ancestor of all the cats we have today, even the egypcian hairless cats, that are not egypcian nor ancient, they were created through selective breeding on the 1900s
@@agovera1038 hairless cats aren't from Egypt, they were created by nature in the 1980's; They wouldn't be able to survive in Egypt because their skin is extremely sensitive.
@@nyancat.123 bro read again my comment lol
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Basically the og cat
Really shows how little cats have changed too.
"The wild cat spent the whole day resting"
Yaaa....that sounds like a cat alright lol.
People, this is literally the cat your domesticated cat evolved from. Of course they look alike, it's like a wolf to a husky.
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i wouldn't really say evolved
@@peek8796
Right, it's more like the cat we bred it from.
Yup. When I let my Brown Tabby Cat out into my 20 acre yard he instantly reverts back to living wild like his wild ancestor. When I let him back into the house he reverts back into a cuddly house cat.
@@peek8796 it is evolved....
Documentary: This is a wild animal.
Me: I have two of those in my house.
Their not the same
@@Kermen69 …I’m not being literal, I am hyperbolizing for humor, this is known in some cultures as a joke.
@@PoemJunkie ok
@@Kermen69 They almost are except in size and instincts.
@@antiwufei553 The hypocrisy is outstanding. Domestic cats and Asian/European/African wildcats are so genetically similar even they don't see any differences between themselves.
It's kind of weird seeing a regular looking cat not in someone's house or yard.
well it is the ancestor of all house cats
Not in england, cats are free to roam the streets, they come and go as they please. We put little doors in our doors called cat flaps. My friend would just open his window or door when the cat told him to.
Wulla Balloo Same in the us our cats leave and come back
Weird is to see a cat stuck in his owner's house or yard.
Let them roam and have fun.
@Brandon Ohara Now your cat has tasted freedom you's going haffat leave a windae awpen faw ye pork hat tae come and go as the furry purry puddy tatt chooses to.
That cat looks a lot like my cat, even I recognized the same moves. Cats will be the same forever, wild or tame.
I recognise 100% similarity with this and my late cat, I remember him playing and bringing rat in his mouth & all these hunting behaviours. Crazy how wild cat & domestic cat have no virtual difference
@@hussainsetranjiwala402 it should tell you something… humans have always been humans not monkeys. If you believe that
@@racheloshaksmusic humans are not and never were monkeys but they were are still are apes. Monkeys and humans are both primates though.
@@aliendroid8174 humans are from adam and eve
@@racheloshaksmusicwe are all sons of adam
It's really awesome seeing cats in their natural environment!
Looks like a house cat
Its the species house cats came from. They can breed with feral house cats, which can make them look even more like house cats.
Africa wild cat is called kgalagadi(Pretty hard name to say)😅
african wildcats are to housecats as wolves are to dogs
Johnson tan - no, they are a lot closer genetically. Dogs evolved much further from their ancestors than cats did. Cats still have the same instincts. Up until recently they were even considered subspecies of the same species, Felis Silvestris (Felis Silvestris Catus for domestic, Felis Silvestris Lybica for North African/Near Eastern wildcat, Felis Silvestris Cafra for South African wildcat), not even different species, although they seem to have changed the classification for some reason and now only use Felis Catus for domestic, Felis Lybica for African wildcat and Felis Silvestris for European/Scottish/Caucasian wildcats. Also, wolves and dogs will not breed in nature the way wildcats mate with domestics. Dogs' instincts and behavior is very different too. Cats still keep their wild instincts.
@Rico Risken Africa as in North Africa, which is considered part of the Near East
So cute when he was eating those flying termites lol. These cats are amazing, no wonder they have conquered the world. Such a varied diet and an excellent hunter. It's hard to imagine a cat like this in its natural environment ever going hungry. Even if it's injured, it can survive on insects. So versatile and adaptable.
same thang I said
You call him "wild cat"
I call him a warrior
I'm feeling a reference to a certain book series 🤔
@@IsaacWolfOfficial You don't say 😂
@@kathrinfeszter lol
I think I know a series ;)
This is obviously a biopic of Yellowfang
The ancestor of all domestic cats
This is not ancestor of domestic cat at all . This wild cat and domestic cat both had common ancestor who is now extinct . It's same as us and chimpanzee ancestor
@@user-rn5dl6tf8r and then why are they of the same appearance and species?
@@heavysky5878 Why does leopard and Jaguar looks same . Why does crocodile and alligators looks same ? Thats how you sound
@@user-rn5dl6tf8r Yes, but they come from the same species and genus (felis silvestris) and have the same behavior as a feral domestic cat
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No, he’s got a point.
This cat isnt from the same species as the domestic cat is a felis catus while this cat is a felis silvestris.
The domestic cat and this wild cat split off from the main felis line to form their own seperate species a thousand years ago hence why they have slight genetic differences.
The reason they all behave and look the same is that both cat species hasnt really changed much since they first became their own species. Its the same logic why some gallapago finches look identical to each other because they only diverged genetically a few hundred years ago.
My cat reacted just like this cat to all the sounds in the video!
So you have a wild cat then
Cats changed less than dogs from wolves did tbh
@@elmolly93 thats because human made the dog ras example bulldoggs are from The wolves but they dont look like wolves because of human HUMANS DID THAT TO THE POOR DOGS... Watch "Zondag met Lubach" On Yt its Dutch but yeah maybe there is an translation title
U have a cat like that one right bc i think some stay pure i have a cat but its not mine it's from outside amd has wild instincts but knows us and comes by our door
You don’t think that humans made hairless cats and the ones with the squished faces or the Siamese? They all share genetics that are found in the African wild cat which means humans bred them to be that way or at least when they came out that way they made sure to keep breeding those same animals to ensure the looks remained. They’d been domesticated for at least 9500 years but there is evidence it could be even further back. I’m not sure on dogs as I haven’t researched it. But knowing TH-cam I may end up watching a video about it sooner or later. Maybe even tonight.
I really miss my cat, she passed away couple of days ago. I rescued her from the street. She was just like this guy. Rest in Peace my Nina ❤️.
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Rest in peace ❤️
I used to have this cat. She was a stray found pregnant in a gas station parking lot. For a long time I thought she was just a cat until I read an article about the African wildcat in a Ranger Rick magazine. She was very long with huge eyes and huge ears, an excellent Hunter and her markings were 100% identical to the African wildcat. She was very smart and independent. I had a very special bond with her that I don't think I will ever have with another pet again. It was an amazing Stroke of Luck and fate that she ended up with me. She was my soulmate. Rip Dilly
Our zoo had one of these and in the smallest cage i felt so bad. She just walked with people as they walked by rubbing the fence...they had no boundrys around the fence so i got close just to see how she would react and she was just rubbing like a house cat so stuck my hand flat up to the fence and she just wanted love. Didn't act like a wild cat. After that i was to sad to stay and have refused to step foot in a zoo. That small cage was inhumane just because its a small cat doesnt mean it should be all alone in a small cage. Broke my heart. She acted like a lovable house cat...probably not normal at all which means she needed change. Idk if she's still there i haven't been in 7 years.
@@ruuutbear Potawatomi Zoo in south bend Indiana.
@@ruuutbear sorry for taking so long i guess youtube turned my notification off
@@griphlican21 thanks
Zoos are NOT bad. The animals in there would be dead without them, they cannot survive in the wild
@@Iliketosmokereefa pretty sure they would me better of dead then wtf, living years confined is just suffering your entire life
Me and my cat watching this together 💀
I know that house cats are descendants of these but it amazes me still
Just how similar they still are. I can go and film my cat in the wild and there's no difference
This video was shot in someone's backyard with a stray cat.
Im like this cat. I also rest the whole day.
lol
Like me
2:22 I love how theres James Bond music to the cat stalking its prey 😂
Could’ve fooled me, these guys look just like domestic cats
They're the direct ancestors lol
lol my house cat was a natural insect hunter like these guys. I saw him once snatch a fly out of mid air
My toxic trait is I want to feed him and give him a home
If it weren't for people with that trait then we wouldn't have house cats
@@hyun1141 this is true!
This explains all the crazy stuff my tabbie does
What beautiful cat
Hello Mitchell how are you doing today.
Hello Mitchell, how are you doing?
They look exactly like my cat 😃
This is the species domesticated cats descend from
@jimmie parker This cat specifically is a species every single domestic cat descended from,African wild cats are better suited for there habitat because of there larger more muscular legs
African wildcats have some easy tells: The reddish-brown coloring on their ears is not very common in domestic cats for example.
looks like my cat
I like to watch this with my cat so he can understand where he came from.
haha and make them understand that if they were in the wild, they have to fight with everyone for every meal they'll have
what my cat thinks he does in my home :
This cat hunts different from my grey tabby housecoat, tho, they look very alike. My cat play with his prey, and spend time on that. This cat don’t hesitate, kill and eat.
Well your pet is probably fat and happy, it can afford to be playful with its food
It showed at the end they play with their food too
My mother’s from Senegal, on one of our trips we adopted a stray wild cat, he’s a real sweetheart but he can get crazy when he plays XD
By definition, I don't think wildcats can be stray.
Actors name is fluffy for anyone wondering, great performance
what is my grandma's pet cat doing here?
Hunting, why?
This is a wild cat
@@user-rn5dl6tf8r they know, it’s a joke
My grey tabby reverts to his wild instincts like this when I let him out into the backyard. He looks very similar too.
i love this african wild cat
my cat look like that exactly
yes they look exactly like a house-cat, but behaving as a wild animal, so no way it will let you hold it as the house kitty will do, no lap cat at all, acts more like a dog, follow you everywhere even to shower, not tolerating any neighboring dogs and cats - may attack despite the size if you are near - protecting, will bite anyone it doesn't know who try to touch it, and even fixed female will spray its territory all the time, and the territory can be whole neighborhood, if limited to inside the hose then will spray around the house, may attack annoying children, or someone looking into the cat's eyes - changeling.
@@santeryi9 all house cats are wild cats. and no, wild cats won't attack you just for the sake of attacking you, they're not stupid. and they absolutely do not act like dogs.
@@rodricksteal1729 those dogs have been trained to be aggressive or have illness so stfu
@@rodricksteal1729 moron*
This the reason why my cat is immortal 😂
the wild cat spent the whole day resting ...
He works on the night shift.
@@amandaamanda5398 this is the funniest thing ive read
They are one of the original cats no domestication
This cat is the main source of our domestic cats , soo cutee.
Yeah I can see how this is the housecats ancestor
this cat: "are you a fighter? or food?"
"it is food!"
Oh so cute. My cat eats big moths with ease. Crunchy snacks. She used to kill centipedes but has since left them alone.
How did your cat survive the centipede encounters?
@@Solomon0424 she innately just goes for the kill. With centipedes she chases them and gently places her paws on them and then chomps on them, leaving them dead on the ground. I haven’t seen them for months now- thank god, they scare me and I always scream when I see one. Cat’s are always ahead of us. cat’s hear and smell bugs with ease. If I find her staring and sniffing at a suspicious dark corner, she’s preying on something. She just survives, she’s a killer kitty huntress lol bad ass to boot.
This reminds me of the time I made a joke documentary out of the back yard security footage of my cat
SHOW
that sounds amazing ngl
Cat you love
It is cute 😍😍
My grandma told me that even house cats when left in the wild they get bigger and more ferocious
Lol it looks like my cat and it reacts like my cat too.
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That’s just a house cat that left the house
The Egyptians of 3000 B.C. were the first recorded peoples to domesticate the Serval Cat and the Savanah Cat. Then cross breeding with the African Wild Cat. Which is why cats in general maintain their wild instincts and become feral in a moments notice.
Seems that the association of the African Wild Cat as being inside human habitations or even carried along in boats (undoubtedly being held or cuddled) has been pushed back several thousand years before the Egyptians are known to have had cats somewhat like today's "Abyssinian" and probably became hybridized with Abyssinian
some of these I think stay quite aloof or show dislike of humans but others are quite affectionate
maybe wild type cats can be just as affectionate as inbred modern domestic cats but higher activity needs and "not indoor" cats?
he looks friendly enough
That was exactly my cat. Just bigger 😸
He is cute OMG
THIS.
This is what i've been looking for.. I wondered where cats ACTUALLY
come from, like are there still original wild cats, now I understand
why our cats are so different, ours are like a sep species almost so there home
is with us, but these cats are still almost the same but there home is... ALONG SIDE LIONS
I DID NOT KNOW THAT!
I was curious to see how felines behaved out in the wild I guess this is the closest I can get to that
@@jacksonjacob7791 this is that
Heeheeee. Now you see where that cattitude comes from
This
Sad lonely cat Karens say that a lot.
@@christopherwharton6022 ?
you sure that's not a house cat? lol
Most house cats stems from the Africa wildcat, and we didn’t domesticate the cat. The cat survives fine without us (except from some types of cats). They haven’t changed a lot since the wild cat found out we have mutual benefits.
There's a difference between a wild cat and a house cat, a wild cat lives in the wild just like it's name, like the rest of wild animals, while a house cat is a regular wild cat that has been domesticated
@@Kermen69 🍪🍪
@@Kermen69 You don't domesticate a cat.
@@Kermen69 ah yes, floor is made out floor
Now I know why my cat likes flies, insects too
I will find him and pet it.
Humans did not domesticate the cat,he domesticated himself.
It looked so cute
*Struggling not to throw the pokeball*
they look like Tabby cat
They're where the domestic cats came from
*Sees the ticks on his ears.*... Poor boy.
So my cat from the motherland noice
Kitty kitty kitty meow!😻❤️
I will never know how u can domesticate an animal and then all of a sudden they start giving birth to different coat variations. This cat only comes in the one tan brown coat but domestic cats come in all colors. How is that
Genetic mutations.
Offspring aren't ensured to have the same genes as parents and over time genetic mutation is a given
Selective breeding.
A wildcat must hide with its fur, for a domestic indoor cat hiding is not important.
Probably the recessive genes of these wildcats which produce different colors are still on their genome, but a white or black wildcat would have a tougher time hiding, hence dying more easily and not passing their genes to any offspring.
This stopped happening after cats became domestic, and these genes, which were always there, could finally thrive.
Add to this artificial human selection (1 of every 1000 cats is born with this specific color, so we cross-breed them).
It's basically the same than if we wanted to make an 'albino' ,or 'short-sighted,' or 'midget' human race on purpose, which are not very useful mutations in nature.
We're pretty sure we own one of these
Oh no, I knew about this lovely little thing. I made it a priority to learn about every species of wild cat, cats are a big thing for me and I love them very much.
I love this cat very much.
All cats whether domestic or wild they r always cute😘
this is someones fur baby they just took the collar and bell off before shooting the movie😂
Looks just like my baby!
My tabby cat has always seemed a bit "wild" to me!
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Hes soooo cute!!!
omgoodness, the way his mouth looks when hes eating is sooo cuddly and super cute aaawww
Forefather to Domestic Cat.
Saw a leopard kill a wild cat last night at Djuma in the Sabi Sands. It was horrible to see. Happened on the Djuma Dam Cam. We don't often see them on the live wildlife cameras except occasionally at night for a quick drink. It was wonderful to see this video of one hunting in daylight! Thank you.
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I live in a little town called Bulembu in Swaziland and it is infested with wild African cats. The town is surrounded by mountains and waterfalls and has a lot mokeys and gum trees . We see them all the time. They have become a little tame though.And have attacked never anyone.But they sure are weird and creepy
Oh and wild cats are much larger than domestic cats.
Thanks for sharing that
Where I’m from in Dhaka, Bangladesh the alley ways r infested with stray cats lol u even see them climbing on buildings and stuff
Are they afraid of humans?
I'd love to know where you got that music. It adds a lot to the video.
Nice. I always wondered what the natural habitat of housecat-type cats was
I loved every second of this
That's what I call a Real Warrior Cat so cool!😁
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3:14 😂😂😂 With the sounds
They are so cute man , I want one . I love cats
the only bird my cat hunted down was the chicken tender she swiped from my plate when I wasn't looking.
My cat loved watching this!!
sure! this is educational video for all of us!
Cat : Has early warning system
USA : Make that cat joined our naval fleet
No jaw and head diff to domesticated house cat 🐱
💖💖💖 love big cats 💖💖💖🥰🤗😘
Once I was out of my house at 5:00 am, and I saw an owl flying, I saw how he tried to grab one of my cats.
Kucing adalah hewan yang aku sukai dan vidio ini sangat mengagumkan untuk saya😘🥰
Just a Cat thing...😂
Cats: he he funny we are playing
Mouse: ahhhhhhhhh
Cats: ok enough (bite)
Mouse: (squeak) (Blood)
That wild cat is so cute like my house cat😘💚
I have this cat
Tech Tamil no you don’t there only two of them left in the world
Sike bitch hahahahahaha
KITTY stop playing with your food
OK MOM🤣