From the New York Times, here's an article on the ancestry of domestic cats, based on a DNA study performed by NCI scientists. The team traced all modern housecats back to five matriarch cats who lived some 10,000 years ago. "Unlike other domestic animals, which were tamed by people, cats probably domesticated themselves, which could account for the haughty independence of their descendants," the article says. Here at the feline-friendly GTO, we take issue with people who think cats are haughty. You just have to know your place around them, that's all.
From the Beginning, They Weren't Going to Be Bossed Around By Humans
Jun 29, 2007
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