The Evolution (or domestication) of House Cats

Wow! The domestication of the house cat is a really interesting story. Thanks for posting that link. I've definately learned something new about my furry companions. I love cats too. I think there was only one point in my life where I didn't have a cat, and it didn't seem right somehow. I don't really know how to explain it but life just seems more interesting with them around:)

Cats are so smart, maybe they domesticated people.... My dogs let my little cat to do whatever she likes, including trying of their favorite food...she domesticated two of my dogs...and me...

[b]I think eventually all this will be thrown out, when they finally realize (or admit) that cats are all aliens from outer space, & they, ages ago, trained us to be their servants. Willingly. Maggiepie[/b]

THANKS for sharing, ELIC. I knew u were a cat lover which is good. I like cats but we were never allowed to have a cat when i was growing up. For some reason my mother hated cats. I like to hear them purr,my son called purring, perking when he was little.

thank you, this is wonderful. for years (about 30 yrs) i only had cats. and more cats i used to be the cat lady in my neighborhood.

Thank you so much, interesting stuff. It is nice to relate to another car person. I have a couple of felines that I adore and a dog. I love my dog very much but with my cats it is different, they fascinate me, I love watching them and I always have to have at least one with me; they somehow take a lot of my stress away.

It was interesting to learn that the "domestication' of cats went as far back as 10,000 years---does make one wonder why since as the article says other animals were domesticated by man for workloads, providing milk and of course food, while kitties are just "there" to be charming to us....

Very informative article. I'll be sharing it with other cat lovers.

I'm always telling my husband they all came from Egypt and think they should be worshipped as temple cats. After all, aren't we their loyal, devoted servants?

Amazing that they can make that kind of a determination!

Hi st. Eli'o the cats, That is amazing, that cat looked so regal just posing there on the cushion and it is amazing to think the cats goes back all these years and does nothing, what a great life to be a cat lol! and yes I'm a cat person too and always have cats, even when I was a child, my mother had cats for us so I grew up loveing cats but saying that I love dogs too but never had one, tell a lie I did a long time ago, it was a puppy and my cousin took a shine him and my hubby gived it to him, that broke my heart as we only had the puppy for a few weeks. Tamara

Hey Elic! Thanks for the info! I am also a huge cat fan too and love to learn as much as I can about their heritage! It is so fascinating! It is so true how close the domestic cats are to their wild anscestors and how little most people realize it! I will never get tired of learning more things about cats! I just love to watch my babies everyday to see what else I can learn just by watching the silly little things that they do! Thanks for the info!

Hi Elic: Great and fascinating article; I enjoyed reading that!! I love my cats dearly too!! Thanks for sharing that with us

By any chance, do you have a cat blog? Because if you don't you should definitely start one! Might as well get paid for all the cat talk.