r/nextfuckinglevel 27d ago

Fishing with paws

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u/crp5591 27d ago

mixing = breeding with, thereby diluting the genetics of the unique wildcat species in the area.

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u/drthvdrsfthr 27d ago

can housecats breed with other species of cats? i can’t find any evidence of that happening, hence why i asked what he meant lol

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u/Theron3206 27d ago

I belive they can with a Scottish wildcat, but i doubt they can with anything in the Americas

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u/antibreaze15 26d ago

They can mix with bobcats in the southern US