The History of Cats (That We Know Of) Compilation | Lindsay Nikole
Dive into the origins of the Cat lineage! From the first true Cat Proailurus 30 million years ago, through the mysterious “Cat Gap” in the fossil record, to Pseudaelurus and the major split that gave us both modern cats and saber-tooths. Discover how these early felines evolved from civet-like ancestors and began their journey to becoming some of Earth’s most successful predators.
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Chapters:
00:00 History of Cat’s “That We Know Of”
05:40 The First Cat Proailurus
08:13 The Pseudaelurus Cat
11:32 Conical-Toothed Cats & Sabertooth Cats
12:19 The Prehistoric Apex Predators “Machairodonts”
18:10 Three Tribes of “Machairodontinae”
20:45 The Misfits, Scimitar-Toothed Cats & Dirk-Toothed Cats
36:50 The Modern Cats “Felidae”
40:52 Bay Cat, Asian Golden Cat, Bonean Bay Cat & Marbled Cat
45:00 The Caracal Cat & African Golden Cat
49:03 Ocelot, Andean Mountain Cat, Pampas Cat, Geoffroy’s Cat
52:48 Kodkod Cat, Northern & Southern Tiger Cats
53:44 The “Links Line” Iberian, Eurasian, Canada, Links
57:14 “Puma Line” Cheeta, Pardoides, American Puma, Jaguarundi
1:02:03 The “Leopard Cat Line” Pallas’s Cats, Rusty Spotted Cats
1:04:37 Flat Headed Cat, Fishing Cats & Leopard Cats
1:10:03 The “BIG Cats” Classifications
1:14:24 The Clouded Leopard, Snow Leopard
1:27:33 The Jaguars, Tigers Lion & Lions
1:39:14 The Cat’s “Domestication”
1:47:40 Ancient Egypt Cats & Lions In Global Cultures
1:50:04 The Jaguars in Mesoamerica & Cats in Modern Media
1:54:22 Evolutionary Relationship & Two Main Branches
The History of Cats (That We Know Of) Compilation | Lindsay Nikole
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@Melleina
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
the more lindsay keeps protesting how not short she is, is exactly what a short person would say…
@Fruityflootloops
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
57:59 also catamount
@izzyxblades
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
For how long did cats carry Toxoplasma gondii?
@ILIKECHEESE4444
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Yay new cat version
@jeb197
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Machairodonts :
Had Big canines & attacked the throat.
Conclusion: they were cat vampires.
You're welcome
@CourtyCat
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Thank you for keeping me company while I feed my foster kittens every 2-3 hours. This video is perfect for that
@jeb197
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
I'm pretty sure I've of my friends is homotherini…
I'll check & get back 😁😉
@jeb197
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
" I'm so excited for this series.And I hope you are too"
Yes,
yes I am 😄😄😁😁😁😁
@jeb197
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
" Specifically domestic cats"
😆🤣👍
@GooseOnTheLoose_21
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Don’t worry I’m watching this video while cleaning and sorting my room in the middle of the night 1:00:22
@jasonremy1627
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
The can of Natural Light was a nice touch…
@AnnahsWorldOfRandome
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
1:32:13 dude I watch videos on inbreed royals, I’d totally watch a video about inbreed tigers! 😂❤❤❤
@AnnahsWorldOfRandome
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
I love that tigers camo only works if you are color blind like most of their prey lol
@stormstaunch6692
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Meow
@JoryMcDaniel
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Regarding bigger cats, if not friend, why friendshape?
@satanraspberries4526
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
1:00:25 okay but I have been using this video to fall asleep lol
@Juli-sh7qu
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
This is the best video about cats … that we know of
@andrew.benjamin
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
It's a little late and I'm killing time at an airport, but I'm keeping myself amused by imagining Lindsay pointing at every cat picture and saying "look at those ears." It's funny because cats are trying to look all mean and angry, but their ears are so pointy and fluffy, and there's nothing they can do about it.
@Elizabeth-sb8jo
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
I don't know if it's just me but the more I listen to your stuff I've noticed something about the music and I think it's really silly… Idk if it's the same sound track but at certain points it sounds like the music from Spore (a creature creation game from the early two thousands) Ik that I've probably just played the game way too much but it sounds really familiar
@Doubledutch23
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Hearing about the cat gap gave me a sudden desire to go hunting for fossils. Wouldn't it be nice if everywhere in the world had their own version of the La Brea tar pits?
@Doubledutch23
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
You need to get a norfolk island pine for your background. It's kind of like a living fossil species because it belongs to the araucariaceae family. This family includes the monkey puzzle trees from Chile and Argentina, Wollemi pine from Australia, and many other island species from new zealand to Borneo. You could get an LED grow light panel the would let you grow quite a lot of plants under it!
@_YaziDoesThings_
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Can you do a history of dogs series?
@LynxNeige
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
55:44 i personally think my cat is an iberian lynx (which is funny cos her name is lynx)
Idk I love lynxes that's why I'm here :3
@sierrajane7073
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
3:25 I was literally just thinking how adorably short you are 😅
I even measured myself against my light switch, and granted I'm 5'9" and in heels… but still lol😅
@Pacifisticzombie
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Those light switches on the wall are huge, they make you look like a borrower x
@Purple_AHGS
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Is your cat massive or are you tiny
@Audio_Anarchy
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
You put exactly as much stink on the word "Rabbit" as Daffy Duck.
@ElliottEats
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
This video is criminally under viewed. I suspect this will be a slow burner and gain a lot of views over time.
@biddnoro2736
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Cat gap is fun to say and will be on repeat in my head for the next coming days.
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