Your Cat May Not Be (Truly) Domesticated

There are two difficulties to figuring out when and how cats were domesticated.

Science Your Cat May Not Be (Truly) Domesticated There are two difficulties to figure out when and how cats were domesticated: domesticated cats interbreed with their feral cousins, and the primary indicator of cat domestication is their sociability or docility, traits not easily identified in the archaeological record... READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE Our 13,000 Year Relationship With Barley How Did the Wild Boar Become the Farm Pig? The History and Origin of Shoes and Footwear You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2017 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.