The Domestication of Cats

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Dogs and cats are both domesticated, four-legged, fur-bearing mammals. Beyond that, they really don’t have much in common. One of the things that they don’t have in common is how they wound up in the lives of humans. Cats established their relationship with humans at a totally different point in history and for a totally different reason. Learn more about the domestication of cats and how these wild animals wound up as pets on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp is an online platform that provides therapy and counseling services to individuals in need of mental health support. The platform offers a range of communication methods, including chat, phone, and video sessions with licensed and accredited therapists who specialize in different areas, such as depression, anxiety, relationships, and more. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/Everywhere ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. Visit ButcherBox.com/Daily to get 10% off and free chicken thighs for a year. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dogs and cats are both domesticated four-legged fur-bearing mammals.
0:04.5	And beyond that, they don't really have a whole lot in common.
0:07.5	One of the things that they don't have in common is how they wound up in the lives of humans. Cats establish their relationship
0:14.5	with humans at a totally different point in history and for totally
0:17.9	different reasons. Learn more about the domestication of cats and how these
0:21.9	wild animals wound up as pets on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. People say us cats have it easy, but it's not all sunshine and catnip.
0:47.0	I mean, someone's got to maintain unbroken eye contact while you're in the bath.
0:52.0	So after a long hard day, my... contact while you're in the bath?
0:52.6	So after a long hard day, my human better bring me
0:56.2	a delicious bowl of whiskers.
0:58.5	I'm talking to you, Kevin.
1:00.0	It's almost per o'clock.
1:02.0	Don't let me down.
1:05.0	Whiskas per moor.
1:08.4	To understand domesticated cats, you first have to understand the animal that they came from the wild cat
1:18.0	Wildcats are cats that look very similar to some domesticated cats. They're roughly the same size and if you saw a wild
1:25.2	cat out in the wild, you might assume that it was just a domesticated cat that was on the loose.
1:30.5	Taxonomically, cats are members of the family Philidae.
1:34.0	Philidae has three genera.
1:36.0	The first genus is Panthera, which consists of all the large cats that can roar.
1:41.0	These include lions, tigers,
1:42.8	snow leopards, clouded leopards, and jaguars.
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