The cat (Felis catus), also referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Advances in …

May 5, 2020 · The Natural History of Cats: In the Beginning. For a long time, it was a widely held belief that cats originated in Egypt some 4,000 years ago. However, there’s now DNA …

All cat breeds were found to have originated in eight different regions and then selectively bred multiple times throughout history and relocated multiple times, leading to the approximately 45 …

Apr 5, 2025 · An overview of the origins and history of cats, how they are identified, their body types and features, and their senses, behavior, and heredity.

Nov 19, 2019 · According to a recent study by Claudio Ottoni, cat domestication took place in two lineages, but all domestic cats have a common ancestor: the North African / Southwest Asian …

Mar 30, 2025 · The oldest known burial of a domesticated cat comes from Cyprus, where a human and a cat were buried together 9,500 years ago. Cat bones also have been found …

All cats have evolved as predatory hunting mammals with highly developed senses of hearing, sight, touch and smell. Their anatomical features, such as the rounded head and skeletal …

5 days ago · Egyptian cat mummies dating from 500 to 0 B.C.E. remain the oldest confirmed examples of domesticated cats, reinforcing Egypt’s claim as the domestication hub. The usual …

Apr 30, 2024 · When and where were cats domesticated? History of cats - Ancient Egypt; History of cats - coming to Europe; History of cats - the modern domestic cat; Cat Evolution - the …

The domestic cat (Felis catus) traces its origins back to wildcat species, particularly the African wildcat (Felis lybica). Genetic studies suggest that domestic cats share a common ancestor …