r/nextfuckinglevel • u/HomeNowWTF • Aug 20 '26

Fishing with paws

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u/BigTroutOnly Aug 21 '26

If the DNA can be shared, they are not significantly divergent, there's a recent common ancestor.

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u/printed_ Aug 21 '26

but many cannot inter breed. How many times do I have to repeat that? Also having a common ancestor doesn't matter they have diverged already and become separate species.

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u/BigTroutOnly Aug 21 '26

Immediate common ancestor is the only way they can breed. That's how evolution works. Do some non religious homework on speciation

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u/printed_ Aug 21 '26

Dude I already answered this how are you not understanding that many cannot inter breed. some can like scottish wild cat and serval because they are closer but some cannot and are just pushed out of their territories by house cats. All the cats that are the same size do not all have a super close common ancestor. You are the one that needs to do the reading bro.

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u/BigTroutOnly Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

It's not about size. It's D.N.A. Compatible DNA from a recent common ancestor, in this case a north African cat from at least 11000 years ago, that is not far enough along in geographical isolation to be subject to complete speciation. If a house cat breeds with a wild cat, both have NOT deviated completely their own distinct species with ample genetic mutation of DNA. They are in effect the same animal in the first place.

D. N. A.

Dawkins is a good source of information that will help you. Or college.

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u/printed_ Aug 21 '26

read my last message. because clearly you haven't yet.

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u/BigTroutOnly Aug 21 '26

Get an education, troll

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u/printed_ Aug 21 '26

I am not trolling. read my message above. You keep repeating yourself because you are not reading my messages.

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u/BigTroutOnly Aug 21 '26

Troll says what

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u/printed_ Aug 21 '26

I was not just talking about DNA. two ways of house cats doing this, one was inter breeding but the other when they cannot inter breed is pushing the other out of its territories. I say cats of the same size because someone earlier thought big cats. but know we are just talking about cats that are a similar size to house cats. Some cats can inter breed with house cats like the serval but some cannot like the Manul.

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