On the Japanese island of Tsushima, short-tailed leopard cats raised suspicion of crossing with domestic cats, but genomic tests in 16 animals found no sign of this ancestry

Original: Na ilha japonesa de Tsushima, gatos-leopardo de cauda curta levantaram suspeita de cruzamento com gatos domésticos, mas testes genômicos em 16 animais não encontraram sinais dessa ancestralidade

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DNA analyses rule out crossbreeding between rare Tsushima cats and domestic specimens after the intriguing discovery of a short tail in Japan. The post On the Japanese island of Tsushima, short-tailed leopard cats raised suspicion of crossbreeding with domestic cats, but genomic tests on 16 animals found no signs of this ancestry appeared first on Catraca Livre.

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