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[โ€“] FinnFooted@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Cats ate not native to north america. They're descendants of African wild (and sometimes Eurasian wild) cats. Return them to wild, not just feral, colonies and the feral cats fit right in. They are nearly indistinguishable from their wild counterparts and don't struggle any more or less than them. That's the difference between cats and other domesticated species. Domestication is a genetic change. But, if the genetic differences from their wild counterparts are so minimal, how domesticated are they really?

[โ€“] BakerBagel@midwest.social 1 points 2 hours ago

Dogs are fully genetically compatible with wolves, but are clearly domesticated.