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    Brain volume comparison between domestic and wild cats

    • Last Update: 2022-09-10
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    January 26, 2022: Adaptation to the human living environment permanently changes the behavior, appearance and anatomy of domesticated animals


    Raffaela Lesch (Institute of Animal Welfare Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna), Kurt Kotrschal and W.


    A 1972 publication comparing the brain volumes of wild and domestic cats showed that domestic cats had smaller brains than their ancestors, the North African wildcat


    One of the hypotheses closely related to changes in brain volume and muzzle length is the neural crest/acclimation syndrome hypothesis of Wilkins, Wrangham, and Fitch


    The researchers measured and analysed brain volume and snout length from more than 100 cat skulls in the National Museum of Scotland's collection



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