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  2. Domestication of the cat - Wikipedia

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    A Sphynx cat, one of the cat breeds resulting from human breeding practices during the last century and a half. In 1871 only five cat breeds were recognized by an association in London. Today the USA based Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) recognizes 41 breeds [20] and The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 57 breeds. [21]

  3. Cats in ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The protective function of cats is indicated in the Book of the Dead, where a cat represents Ra and the benefits of the sun for life on Earth. Cat-shaped decorations used during the New Kingdom of Egypt indicate that the domesticated cat became more popular in daily life. Cats were depicted in association with the name of Bastet. [5]

  4. Domestication - Wikipedia

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    Domestication (not to be confused with the taming of an individual animal [3] [4] [5]), is from the Latin domesticus, 'belonging to the house'. [6] The term remained loosely defined until the 21st century, when the American archaeologist Melinda A. Zeder defined it as a long-term relationship in which humans take over control and care of another organism to gain a predictable supply of a ...

  5. Study suggests cats aren't fully domesticated - AOL

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    According to a new study, cats are only semi-domesticated, which isn't completely surprising considering the fact they only started living with humans some 9,000 years ago, and also considering ...

  6. Cats and Islam: Why felines are the faith's 'most highly ...

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    Cats play a unique role within the Muslim faith. Learn more about how why felines hold a special place in Islam.

  7. Cyprus cat - Wikipedia

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    A domesticated Cyprus cat yawning. A paper by J.-D. Vigne, et al., concluded in 2004 that the discovery of Near Eastern wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica) remains in a 9,500-year-old grave in Cyprus is the oldest example to date of a cat in close association with humans.

  8. From the wild to the farm: the domestication of animals ... - AOL

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    Well, humans decided to tame some of them as pets and others for more appetizing reasons many years ago. SEE ALSO: Meet the happiest animal on Earth 14-30,000 BC: Dogs

  9. Origins of agriculture in West Asia - Wikipedia

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    In the case of animal domestication, the traditional vision was of humans taking control of animals, but the scenarios that have replaced it have rebalanced the relationship between the two: it's more a case of “the intensification of a pre-existing ecological or cultural relationship, reinforced by human intentionality” (J.-D. Vigne).