I wonder how differently stray cat colonies are now compared to the ones that first moved into cities to hunt rats, pre-domestication
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@blue_traveler Different coat colors, longer digestive tracts, more ability to metabolize carbohydrates. Or did you mean socially?2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@okayultra@blue_traveler Domestication of dogs did. Cats are more recent.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@okayultra@blue_traveler Latest gene studies put cat domestication c. 10k years ago IIRC. That's pre-historic but post-agriculture.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@okayultra@blue_traveler c. 11.5k years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_agriculture …2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@okayultra@blue_traveler Mind: cats are protean and substantially preadapted to tameness anyway. Many wild species can be tamed.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@okayultra @blue_traveler Cheetahs, caracals and servals in particular have been somewhat popular historically.
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