Inbreeding adds to growing threats to Africa’s smallest wildcat, study finds

Mongabay
Oct 28, 2024, 11:39 am105 pts
Populations of the black-footed cat, a little-known feline in Southern Africa, have been declining for the last half a million years and exhibit very high degrees of inbreeding. This could increase their risk of a disease called amyloidosis, according to a new genetic study. “Frequently genomic studies focus…

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