Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Domestic Cats Are About 9,000 Years Old

Cats : cats and kitten on a white background
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The modern domestic cat descended from Sardinian, Central Asian, European, and Sub-Saharan African wild cats, and the Chinese desert cat.  Archaeologists and historians estimate that cats became domesticated about 8,000 or 9,000 years ago.  For more information click here and click here.  What did you learn today?

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