8. Most cat owners love their cats. _______________ Scientists researching the behavior ofrunaway house cats have discovered that they tend to live in groups like lions. Furthermore, likelions, female cats share mothering duties and develop complex social relationships.
(A) However, lions have been observed as demonstrating gentle behavior toward small creatures,like cats, in the wild.
(B) However, only some keepers have observed there are few differences between African lionsand their Asian counterparts.
(C) However, most of them are not aware that their pets are considered to only a step away fromthe African lion.
(D) However, research shows wild house cats do not usually live alone as lions do. ¯