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Jun 19, 2017 · BBC News. The domestic cat is descended from wild cats that were tamed twice - in the Near East and then Egypt, according to the largest study of its kind. Farmers in the Near East were...
Apr 27, 2018 · In the US alone, there are about 93.5 million house cats. But that wasn't always the case. Cats originated in Turkey around 10,000 years ago and gradually spread across the world as...
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Aug 14, 2023 · Scientists studied ancient DNA globally and found that cat domestication began in the near east in what’s now West Asia. It was a long road from felis silvestris lybica to domestic cat, but that’s where our fur babies’ lineage originates.
4 days ago · Image via Depositphotos. The journey of domestication began approximately 9,000 years ago in the Near East, a region that covers modern-day countries like Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. The rise of agriculture led to increased rodents attracted to stored grains. This abundance of prey enticed the wildcats of the region.
Jun 19, 2017 · Modern domestic cats all descend from a single type of wild cat: Felis silvestris lybica. From archaeological studies, researchers believe that F. s. lybica ’s reign begins in the Near East,...
Jul 10, 2017 · Later, they spread — first by land, then by sea — to the rest of the world, researchers now report. Early farmers brought cats with them to Europe from the Middle East by 6,400 years ago. That’s the conclusion from looking at DNA from 352 ancient cats.
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The history of cat domestication stretches back nearly 10,000 years, evidence from a new genetic study shows, and the bond between humans and felines was most likely sparked by a shift in the lifestyles of our ancestors.
