Were Cats Domesticated Twice at Logan Michele blog

Were Cats Domesticated Twice. Cats, she notes, largely domesticated themselves, and if this happened twice it could indicate that a whole host of animals—from donkeys to sheep—may have become. Cats are so nice, they conquered the world twice. A new study suggests that cats were domesticated twice, once in the middle east and once in china, but only the middle eastern lineage became the modern house cat. Cats are believed to have domesticated themselves by taking advantage of the easy meals available near human settlements. Researchers surveyed the dna of more than 200 cats spanning the last 9,000 years, including ancient romanian cat remains, egyptian cat mummies, and modern african wildcat specimens. Learn how the domestic cat originated from the african wildcat, felis sylvestris lybica, and how dna and archaeological evidence reveal its. New findings suggest that cats were likely domesticated twice, the second being in modern day china from an altogether different species of wildcat.

Cats are so nice, they conquered the world twice. New findings suggest that cats were likely domesticated twice, the second being in modern day china from an altogether different species of wildcat. Researchers surveyed the dna of more than 200 cats spanning the last 9,000 years, including ancient romanian cat remains, egyptian cat mummies, and modern african wildcat specimens. Cats are believed to have domesticated themselves by taking advantage of the easy meals available near human settlements. Learn how the domestic cat originated from the african wildcat, felis sylvestris lybica, and how dna and archaeological evidence reveal its. Cats, she notes, largely domesticated themselves, and if this happened twice it could indicate that a whole host of animals—from donkeys to sheep—may have become. A new study suggests that cats were domesticated twice, once in the middle east and once in china, but only the middle eastern lineage became the modern house cat.

Cat domestication may date back more than 5,000 years

Were Cats Domesticated Twice Learn how the domestic cat originated from the african wildcat, felis sylvestris lybica, and how dna and archaeological evidence reveal its. Cats are believed to have domesticated themselves by taking advantage of the easy meals available near human settlements. Cats, she notes, largely domesticated themselves, and if this happened twice it could indicate that a whole host of animals—from donkeys to sheep—may have become. Cats are so nice, they conquered the world twice. Learn how the domestic cat originated from the african wildcat, felis sylvestris lybica, and how dna and archaeological evidence reveal its. A new study suggests that cats were domesticated twice, once in the middle east and once in china, but only the middle eastern lineage became the modern house cat. Researchers surveyed the dna of more than 200 cats spanning the last 9,000 years, including ancient romanian cat remains, egyptian cat mummies, and modern african wildcat specimens. New findings suggest that cats were likely domesticated twice, the second being in modern day china from an altogether different species of wildcat.