How Humans Accidentally Created the First Cats

Right now there's a good chance a small, self-satisfied predator is asleep somewhere in your home — and it got there through one of the strangest accidents in human history. We didn't tame the cat the way we tamed dogs, sheep, or cattle. Nobody set out to make a house cat at all. This video traces the real story: from a solitary desert wildcat that wanted nothing to do with us, to the pile of stored grain that quietly changed everything, to a cat buried beside a human on Cyprus 9,500 years ago, to the cat-worshipping world of ancient Egypt — and finally to the DNA evidence showing that, unlike almost every other domestic animal, the cat barely changed at all. It's a story about farming, mice, accident, and an animal that walked into the world we built and decided the terms were acceptable. By the end, you'll never look at your cat the same way again. If you enjoy questions about ancient humans, human history, and why we are the way we are, you'll feel right at home here. #cats #history #ancienthumans