Ancient DNA Shows That Cats Domesticated Themselves

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After taking an extensive look at cat DNA dating over the last 9,000 years, researchers have concluded that humans did not domesticate cats: cats domesticated cats.
The study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, analyzed DNA including ancient Romanian cat remains, Egyptian cat mummies, and modern African wildcat specimens and found that cats lived alongside humans for thousands of years before moving in as house guests.
On top of that, their DNA hasn’t