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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone out there know of a friendly
jungle cat? There is a researcher Bill Murphy who is looking for DNA from a
jungle cat -- a friendly jungle cat who's owner could provide a cheek
swab from their mouth (involves rolling a qtip type brush on the cats gum
or inner cheek) or a blood sample (for example if you are planning for your
jungle cat to have anesthesia for a dental cleaning or other procedure a
blood sample could be drawn for Dr. Murphy's study while the cat is asleep).
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill Murphy is a cat geneticist at Texas A&M,
has been researching relatedness/family tree of the wild cats as welll as
hybrid cat fertility. Here is a link to more info about his research: <A
href="http://gene.tamu.edu/faculty_pages/faculty_MurphyW.php">http://gene.tamu.edu/faculty_pages/faculty_MurphyW.php</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you think you might have a cat that could help
out please contact me at <A
href="mailto:kfilseth@rockbridge.net">kfilseth@rockbridge.net</A> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kristin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Demdar Savannahs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:kfilseth@rockbridge.net">kfilseth@rockbridge.net</A> </FONT></DIV>
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