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wnylib

(24,405 posts) Thu Dec 1, 2022, 04:20 AM Dec 2022

Nova program on the history of cat domestication

This is the story of the evolution of wild cats into domestic pets, based on mtDNA studies. It covers domesticated cats in different cultures and time periods and how they spread from the Middle East to the rest of the world.

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Nova program on the history of cat domestication (Original Post) wnylib Dec 2022 OP

Love It Roy Rolling Dec 2022 #1

I love the part in the documentary wnylib Dec 2022 #3

Henri, the existentialist cat, on the torment of a veterinary appointment. LastDemocratInSC Dec 2022 #2

Henri is an icon. RIP Henri. cbabe Dec 2022 #4

Roy Rolling

(7,171 posts)

1. Love It

Reply to wnylib (Original post)

Thu Dec 1, 2022, 05:14 AM

Dec 2022

wnylib

(24,405 posts)

3. I love the part in the documentary

Reply to Roy Rolling (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 1, 2022, 11:51 AM

Dec 2022

that shows how the human brain responds to the sound of a cat meowing in the same area where it responds to the sound of a human baby crying.

It's like cats have embedded themselves in our heads.

LastDemocratInSC

(3,829 posts)

2. Henri, the existentialist cat, on the torment of a veterinary appointment.

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Thu Dec 1, 2022, 09:25 AM

Dec 2022

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cbabe

(4,163 posts)

4. Henri is an icon. RIP Henri.

Reply to wnylib (Original post)

Thu Dec 1, 2022, 01:57 PM

Dec 2022

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