Cats in History

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Cheryl Perkins - 12 Apr 2004 12:33 GMT

Some of the speculation about the treatment of cats is a bit unpleasant,
but the general idea is that there is now proof cats have been living with
humans even before they moved in with the Egyptians.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3611453.stm

That 'African Wild Cat' looks suspiciously like my Mandy, who claims she's
a Domestic Shorthair aka Alley Cat. Maybe it's a bit skinnier and more
leggy and athletic-looking, but the markings are very similar.

-- Cheryl

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Kreisleriana - 12 Apr 2004 17:29 GMT

>Some of the speculation about the treatment of cats is a bit unpleasant,
>but the general idea is that there is now proof cats have been living with
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>a Domestic Shorthair aka Alley Cat. Maybe it's a bit skinnier and more
>leggy and athletic-looking, but the markings are very similar.

They are endangered because they so readily interbreed with domestic
cats. At a glance, it's not easy to tell the difference.

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Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal
claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful.
(Aldous Huxley)

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