3. TIL Cats domesticated themselves. They existed unchanged until the Middle Ages; ...

TIL Cats domesticated themselves. They existed unchanged until the Middle Ages; and even now are genetically extremely close to their ancestors.

We have two cats, Orange my friend found as a stray kitten outside his house in college. Other is a runt mainecoon my sister bought from the trunk of a car lol

We sometimes get mice in our house. They will stay by the cupboard for hours just watching it

https://i.imgur.com/rWlCPhv.jpg

The mainecoon is a bitch and bosses my cat around as well as my cane corso. She’s literally 8-9lbs (all fluff) and my dog is 130lbs. She goes under her food/water bowls when my dog is hungry/thirsty cuz my dog is too afraid to go near her!

https://i.imgur.com/ZDBW7QF.jpg

My cat is a lot smarter. Keeps his distance but allows my dog to go up to him

https://i.imgur.com/f3gAVMY.jpg

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