Domestic Cat’s Ancestors Are in Trouble!
Today’s domestic cat derived from the African Wildcat (Felis lybica). New evidence shows that the wildcat was domesticated around 9,500 years ago in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East and Egypt, although it was the Egyptians who truly welcomed the cats into their homes. Not only were they intrigued by the cats’ beauty, they soon realized the cats’ ability to keep the rodent population under control. Cats were soon elevated to deity status and revered as goddesses, such as Bastet the cat goddess.
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