Cats, and How They Domesticated Themselves

     In the new study of the spread of domesticated cats, DNA analysis suggests that cats lived along with humans for thousands of years without being domesticated. During that timespan, their genes have changed from wildcats into the house cats we know today.

    Researchers took samples of more than 200 cats from the last 9,000 years, even taking DNA from ancient roman cat remnants, mummified egyptian cats, and modern wildcats. The results showed that the earlier ancestors of domestic cats started in southwest Asia and then spread into Europe as early as 4400 B.C.   These cats likely started getting closer to humans living in farming communities in the Fertile Crescent around 8,000 years ago. They most likely were kept around for rodent control, like many farm cats are today. During that time period it is thought humans and cats got increasingly closer because humans supplied the food source, and cats alleviated the rodent problem many farmers faced. In contrast to dogs, who were selectively bred for certain tasks and purposes, cats were just kind of around and did not have a begging need to be domesticated. 

    Overall, cat's genetic makeup really has not changed much while being domesticated other than diet, solitude, and aggressiveness.  


https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/06/domesticated-cats-dna-genetics-pets-science/

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  1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2020 at 6:25 AM

    That is interesting as i know that the dog was domesticated from being around humans and eating thier leftovers so the way that the were domesticated was very similar.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 19, 2020 at 9:10 AM

    I found this article very interesting, same as wyatt I knew how dogs were domesticated, but I had no clue how cats were. So I learned new things about cats and how they are domesticated sort of similar.

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