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Pet Cats Arrived In China 1,400 Years Ago, And Kittens Were Given As Gifts To The Elite
The domestication and trade of pet cats began about 10,000 years ago in modern-day Turkey when Anatolians tamed Near Eastern ...
‘Secretive’ rainforest predator born at Tennessee zoo. See the ‘precious’ baby
A “mysterious” ancient cat has been born at a zoo in Tennessee as part of a species survival plan for the rare predators ...
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China’s First Domestic Cats Took the Silk Road 1,400 Years Ago, New Study Finds
Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...
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Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds
How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...
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What Your Cat’s Color Reveals About Its Spiritual Gifts, According To An Energy Alchemist
All cats, regardless of their color, have some ability to remove stress. A 2019 study found that petting a cat for as little ...
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A New Study Finds That Domestic Cats Traveled the Silk Road to China About 1,400 Years Ago
Per the study, China’s oldest known domestic cat lived in the central province of Shaanxi between 706 and 883, during the ...
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‘Secretive’ rainforest predator born at Tennessee zoo. See the ‘precious’ baby
Getty Images/iStockphoto A “mysterious” ancient cat has been born at a zoo in Tennessee as part of a species survival plan for the rare predators native to Southeast Asia. Nashville Zoo ...
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Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This painting from the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest depictions of a cat from China ...