Thursday, June 28, 2007

Cats Came from Iraq 100,000 Years ago

A look at mitochondrial DNA suggests that cats orinated in Iraq and other parts of the fertile crescent and not in Africa, Europe or North Africa as others have suggested, and that domestication began perhaps 100,000 years ago. A cat is a domesticated animal? Good to know, as most of the ones I know sure deny it. >> For more information.

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