The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade. It began some 10,000 years ago in modern-day Turkey, when Anatolians tamed and befriended Near Eastern wildcats.
The domestication and trade of pet cats began about 10,000 years ago in modern-day Turkey when Anatolians tamed Near Eastern ...
Prior to the arrival of domestic cats, archaeological evidence shows that people in rural Chinese communities lived alongside native leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis). However, researchers ...