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sir pball

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5. We have most definitely not domesticated them.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2019, 08:35 PM

Nov 2019

Anyone who has indoor/outdoor cats will know this. They're absolutely tame (I have a warm grey armwarmer purring next to me at the moment), but hardly domestic - they'd do just fine if we all vanished tomorrow. I mean, cats can breed with servals, with fertile offspring, so it's at the best a behavioral difference.

If Savannah cats weren't illegal in NYC and also insanely expensive I'd get a big F1 and take on all the assholes around here who march their unneutered "tough" dogs around on chains...

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How We Domesticated Cats (Twice) [View all] sl8 Nov 2019 OP

This is great. I just wish the narrative hadn't been sped up so much. erronis Nov 2019 #1

We fed them. House of Roberts Nov 2019 #2

yes Skittles Nov 2019 #6

I've always been of the opinion. . . Collimator Nov 2019 #3

You are almost correct. TomSlick Nov 2019 #4

We have most definitely not domesticated them. sir pball Nov 2019 #5

Yes, there are 60 million feral cats in the US alone Ponietz Nov 2019 #8

I understand the bird issue sir pball Nov 2019 #9

Sure its not the other way around with cats domesticating humans? cstanleytech Nov 2019 #7