Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...
New Scientist on MSN
Origin story of domestic cats rewritten by genetic analysis
Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in China a different species of cat lived alongside people much earlier ...
Cats didn’t become house pets because humans needed them. They didn’t herd animals, pull carts, or guard property.
Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN
When Did Domestic Cats Take Over the World? New Research Suggests They Arrived in Europe and China Centuries Later Than We Thought
Cats seem to be succeeding at world domination; they live on every continent except Antarctica. While researchers know that ...
Not all wild cats are lions, tigers, pumas, and the like. Plenty of wild cats are just as small and cuddly-looking as our domesticated house cat friends; sometimes even smaller (though make no mistake ...
The modern house cat reached China in the 8th century. Before that, another cat — the leopard cat — hunted the rodents in ancient Chinese settlements.
Domestic cats first joined European communities around 2,000 years ago, during the age of Roman power, not in deep prehistory ...
When you think about cat breeds with wild roots, the first felines that spring to mind are probably lions and tigers — but don't worry, we're not suggesting you turn your living room into a real-life ...
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