Seem's we have about 1000 Puma's in Australia

[Icarus]

I believe its saying its just a big motherfuckin' cat.

 

[Sydo]

Yeah, I think so too..
I'm guessing it's probably normal for a cats to have a 90% DNA match with other species.

 

[Spiff]

That's one big pussy.

 

[Goreripper]

Yeah, I think so too..
I'm guessing it's probably normal for a cats to have a 90% DNA match with other species.

It is. But a 90% match is pretty far off. Humans share something like 70% of their DNA with tomatoes, or something ridiculous like that, so matching a species has to be pretty exact.

 

[Shannow]

Actually, that's a good point.

We share 96% of our DNA with chimpanzees, so it could be a smokescreen.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0831_050831_chimp_genes.html

 

[Goreripper]

But humans are closer to chimps than domestic cats are to pumas, so that makes sense.

 

[KoichCPA]

Told ya's.

However, it is getting the point that these things will be classified as a seperate species of big cat in the not to distant future. The Australian Wild Cat will be a techincal species of animal I'm afraid.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Crazy.

 

[Kem]

That's evolution for you kids

 

[Goreripper]

Try telling that to the Kansas Board of Education.

 

[MeKaChrOme]

 

[TinMan666]

http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,21985,20423656-2862,00.html

 

[serenesorrow]

Anyone named Terry is full of shit in regards to this subject.

 

[Southy]

 

[MeKaChrOme]

Seriously though, I"m still skeptical. "described as bigger than a German shepherd dog", for example. It's like when people say they have a huge spider or snake in their house.... And usually it's just a small animal, no bigger than normal. People love a bit of exaggeration.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Said it before and I will say it again. I saw a big arse cat in Creswick (just out of Ballarat) a few years ago. Not claiming it was a panther or a puma or anything, but if it was a feral cat, it was damn fucking huge for a feral cat.

 

[Shannow]

Blitzy, I've got 'lations from Cressick (it's a silent W for the locals)...it's a strange place for sure.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Sure is. My ex's parents live there. They fit in well, though.

:zombie:

 

[Shannow]

My family hails from Daylesford. ('ceptin of course the ones from Ararat).

was down there in April, and the place has surely changed some.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Is still a really nice area though. Would be a cool place to retire to.