This is my favorite cat fact
Like ancient humans looked at wolves and were like “I want that” and we got dogs
Ancient cats looked at people and were like “I guess I could tolerate these weird naked monkeys for food” and really, that haven’t changed all that much
Favorite quote
Dogs were selected to perform specific tasks—which never was the case for cats—and this selection for particular traits is what led to dogs’ diversification to the many breeds we see today.
“I think that there was no need to subject cats to such a selection process since it was not necessary to change them,” Geigl says. “They were perfect as they were.”
Cats have been, and always will be, perfect
Cats Domesticated Themselves, Ancient DNA Shows
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Land of Sweetness and Light 