What’s the Origin of Domestic Cats?
People are confused as to where domestic cats came from. Researchers also argue on the place and time when cats became domesticated. Some of them also say that felines domesticated themselves. Take a look at the different theories regarding these.
The First Domesticated Cats
Some 40 centuries ago, Egyptians were believed to have domesticated cats. This belief is geographically sound since based on DNA evidence; domestic cats of today have the same ancestors as that of African wild cats. In 2004, though, when a Neolithic grave in Cyprus that is nine and a half thousand years old was excavated, the remains of a cat alongside a human hint that people took care of cats even before 4000 years.
On the other hand, some studies show that cat domestication could have started as early as 12,000 years ago during the boom of the agriculture industry in the Fertile Crescent ( crescent …
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