Domestic Cat Vs Wildcat
The main difference between a feral and wild cat is the way they interact and relate to humans. 2004 Phelan and Sliwa 2006 Driscoll et al. Pin On Nature Wildcats can grow 30000 hairs per square inch in winter to shield them from freezing temperatures and snow. . Domestic cats have thicker skulls and smaller brains domestic cats have less cone photoreceptors in their retina than wild cats wild cats tend to have a greater total density of ganglion cells in their retinas total neuron number and volume of the lateral geniculate nucleus LGN is larger in wild cats than in the domestic cat. The wildcat is a species complex comprising two small wild cat species the European wildcat Felis silvestris and the African wildcat F. Litter size also varies depending on species. Wildcats have slightly bigger paws than their domestic counterparts. A cat that can never be tamed. Behavioural differences between the cats This is the most signi...