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February 26, 2010 at 4:37 am
· Filed under General Silliness, Random Thoughts
I found myself wondering about how the first cats were domesticated.
How do you think the first cavemen that unwittingly became cat owners felt? Imagine them huddled in their cave, thinking how lucky they were not to be eaten by one of the savage wild animals in the area that day. And then a miniature version of one of the most dangerous ones walks in and sits by the fire and starts purring.
Wonder what their reaction was.
(In case you were wondering, the domestic cat diverged from its ancestors as they increasingly relied on hunting vermin around human settlements. Similar to wolves evolving into dogs.)
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This thought seems randomly familiar. Maybe I’ve thunk it before. Hopefully I haven’t read it anywhere. Ripping it off without crediting it would not be cool. But I think I’m on safe ground here…
Lubna wrote @ February 26th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
What about dog-people and cat-people? You think they’ll eventually evolve into different species?
Sahir wrote @ February 26th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
and don’t forget the aloo people.
Cat People have a propensity towards putting out fires with gasoline. So they’re evolutionarily disadvantaged. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBk0-43GIdY
Aloo people are just weird. I think they’ll do well.
Thom wrote @ March 9th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
I’ve always wondered about the first time humans started drinking animal milk.
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