June 29, 2007



House cats' wild ancestor found
Origin of lolcats traced to ancient rock carvings in the remote deserts of the Middle East.

The transformation of a vicious predator into a docile tabby who will still try to bite your feet off at the ankles took place some 10,000 years ago, a new genetic analysis suggests. That is the same time humans adopted an agricultural lifestyle in the Fertile Crescent. So the first of the friendly cats likely acted as a mouse hunter for grain-storage areas.
Yep, something cat owners have long suspected: kitties 'domesticated' themselves after figuring out humans would supply all their food.


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