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We've been owned by cats for ten thousand years

posted by Zed on May 26 2009 19:10

A new genetic study has determined that the ancient Egyptians were latecomers to cat domestication, which now looks like it began around ten thousand years ago in the Fertile Crescent.

There's no disputing of the Egyptians' pioneering contributions to cat worship, however.

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