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^Driscoll, Carlos A., Clutton-Brock, Juliet, Kitchener, Andrew. C., & O'Brien, Stephen J. (10 June 2009). "The Evolution of House Cats". Scientific American. Retrieved 4 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)