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Before House Cats
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00:00I bet you didn't know cats are descended from tiny raccoon-like hunters called myacids. Wild, right?
00:06Stick around, countdown style. We're doing a 5-to-1 countdown of cat ancestors. Fast.
00:141. Myacids. OG small carnivores from 60 million years ago, tree climbers with sharp teeth.
00:211. Viverovids. Sleeker. More cat-like. Experimenting with nocturnal hunting.
00:271. Pro-i Lurus. Literally, first cat, about 25 million years back, built for stalking.
00:361. Pseudolurus. Ancestor that split into big cats, small cats, everything. Think evolutionary crossroads.
00:451. Felis-like ancestors. The direct line that birthed modern Felis tabby tuxedo fluffy roommate.
00:52So next time your cat knocks something off a shelf, remember? It's ancestral training.
00:57Like, comment your cat's weirdest instinct and follow for more rapid evolution drops.
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