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(02-16-2020, 08:49 PM)Pckts Wrote: ...I wouldn't be surprised if Pantanal Jaguars look more like Otters than Cats in the next couple 100 years.
More like 100,000...
No, i don't think they'll need that much time.
You already see it now, their small ears, large skulls, dense orbital area, webbed toes, long, articulating spines, etc.
They've already begun the transition to a water dominate animal, those characteristics have become dominate and will be passed quickly.
I'm not saying they're going to look exactly like an otter, just that they'll be much more similar to them than any other big cat.