More than 10,000 years ago, cats were as cunning as foxes, how was it domesticated by humans?

The wild cat is scheming and is an animal comparable to a fox. In addition to catching mice, wild cats at that time would often break human things out of curiosity, and even steal fish caught by humans to eat. Therefore, although wild cats do not eat crops and catch rats first-class, they also bring a lot of trouble to humans because of their vigorous skills and curiosity.

Cats have not been domesticated by humans, they are just a little more friendly.

Because the relationship between cats and humans is only similar to cohabitation, cats are willing to live with people because humans can provide a better environment, not because they are domesticated by humans.

Cats are not inherently trained by humans, except that they prefer to live with humans.

Cats are willing to live with people and become friends with humans.

Cats were not domesticated by humans, they just lived under one roof.

The adaptability is also extremely strong. Although it will cause trouble in human homes for a long time, and people still have no way to deal with it, some people have found that if you treat wild cats in a more friendly way, such as taking the initiative to send them their favorite food, after a while, cats will greatly increase their closeness to humans, and the probability of trouble will be reduced accordingly.

Cats are not ideal candidates for domesticated animals, but they are also extremely adaptable.

So far, humans have not completely tamed cats.

Humans and cats have a long history of getting along with each other, and if you want to trace the origin, you can start from the Neolithic Age more than 10,000 years ago.

According to the results of scientists' DNA studies of cats, the ancestors of the cat that has been certified so far, called the African wildcat, mainly live in Africa and the Middle East. African wildcats originated 130,000 years ago, and were really domesticated by humans around 10,000 years ago, and the first to domesticate them was the Natu people, who lived in the Middle East at that time.

The Natu people are recognized by historians as the founders and inventors of agricultural civilization, which can be said to directly solve the problem of human beings' difficulty in providing food and clothing. But at that time, the farmland was full of rats, and people were plagued by the theft of grain, and before the arrival of wild cats, weasels were the best way to get rid of rats**.

The cat was tamed mainly because it liked to catch mice, which could be used to protect its food from being destroyed by rodents, on the other hand, the main role of cats was to ward off evil spirits and make people not be affected by evil spirits. Later, due to the cuteness of cats, cats slowly became people's pets, and they also became animals that people who like small animals.

It is believed that wild cats began to be domesticated into domestic cats around 4,000 years ago, in ancient Egypt. The reason for this inference is that ancient Egyptian paintings dating back more than 3,000 years ago depicted images of domestic cats. Then, a 9,500-year-old tomb excavated cat bones next to human bones.

Recent data suggest that cats began to be domesticated by humans about 10,000 years ago, in the "Fertile Crescent".

10,000 years ago, kittens were still very timid animals, and cats would take the initiative to come and get close to people when people did not take the initiative to approach cats.

Humans have also found an interesting phenomenon, that is, if you are more friendly to cats, they are also more willing to be close to humans, so humans have gradually domesticated wild cats into domestic cats. It turns out that cats also enjoy living with humans. In fact, humans have also tried to domesticate foxes, but foxes are inferior to cats and dogs in all aspects, and they are always very hostile to humans, so after a long time, they are called wild animals again.

So, have cats really been domesticated? The answer is yes, but their domestication may be just the beginning. Despite getting along with humans, most domestic cats are untamed and do not expect humans to help them find food and mates.

While other domesticated animals (such as dogs) have a completely different appearance from their wild ancestors, the average domestic cat still retains the form of a wild cat.

Although the character has been completely domesticated, but its appearance is still the original appearance, and it can be said to be completely domesticated when it can be said to be completely domesticated by various mating methods to change the appearance and character of the cat.

It must have been a human being who used some method to make the cat submit, because the cat is a lower animal after all, and no matter how smart it is, it can't compare to a human being as a higher animal.

For any animal in the world, it is constantly evolving, and the reason why cats can be tamed by people is because we give them satisfying food.

If the cat is in a more difficult situation, and humans lend a helping hand to him at this time, treat him, and give him food, then at this time, no matter how cunning the cat is, the possibility of getting close to humans will begin to appear.

I feel that no matter how cunning cats are, they are also human, and it should be that people were very good to cats in the past, so they were slowly tamed.

Although cats are cunning, they always have a weakness, as long as they grasp this, humans can always think of various ways to tame the cunning them, and slowly they will be content with the status quo and become cute.

The biggest reason why cats are tamed by humans is that cats are primates and can sense the caresses of humans.

No matter how cunning the cat is, it also has to survive, and humans can give it good food and drink, so that it doesn't have to wander around. Moreover, it is also emotional, and humans are good to it, and then it is tamed.

Any pet will succumb to food, so although the cat is cunning, it will also be tamed by humans in front of food.

Beasts of prey also have emotions, not to mention cunning cats, as long as they are given a sense of security and gain their trust, they will be willing to live with friendly humans.

Although the cute and cunning furball of cats is now a popular pet, we humans have not really domesticated it for a long time. It is the cat itself that chooses to be close to us humans, and humans use him to catch mice, protect food, and also take cats as pets, so they live in harmony with each other to this day, and cats are semi-domesticated to people.

We all know that animals such as chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep are actively selected by our ancestors for training and testing, and after generation after generation of hybrid improvement, these animals have been completely domesticated, that is, they cannot be raised without human beings, and have lost the ability to survive in the wild. The semi-domesticated state of cats means that even if they are separated from humans, they can live independently in the wild, so cats are animals that retain a part of their wild nature.

One point needs to be pointed out hereHuman domestication of animals is generally in a certain demand, such as domesticating pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, all in order to obtain stable protein**, in order to eat meat, domesticated dogs in order to protect the home, hunting, and even eat meat, so, how are cats domesticated or accepted by humans?

This starts with our human way of life, after entering the agricultural societyPeople gradually have a surplus of food, but there are often rats around the granary, and the rats not only eat the grain and spoil the grain, but also pack the grain away, and the peasants hate this animal and have nothing to do; At the same time, wild cats, predators of rats, also followed the trail to the vicinity of humansPeople found that cats will catch mice to protect food from Huohuo, so they consciously feed them, and take the initiative to domesticate, cats also enjoy it, accept the feeding and shelter provided by humans.

Discovered through archaeological research,Cats and humans have lived together for more than a thousand years, and the earliest ancestors of cats lived in the Nile Valley, that is, ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians worshipped cats as supreme gods and forbade them to be taken out of the country. However, cats are relatively small and easy to hide, and eventually Egyptian merchants took cats out, and cats, small animals that are both well-behaved and can protect food, accompanied by human footsteps, branched out all over the world.

I think the main reason why cats were domesticated was to accompany humans as pets. Another point is to get rid of rats, so cats will be domesticated, which is also the main reason.

Cats were domesticated because of their ability to catch mice, because humans hated rats at the time.

Cats are domesticated for a short period of time, and their relationship with humans is more like symbiotic cooperation than domestication. Human beings don't talk about domestication of cats, but in modern times, pet cats have been selectively bred.

Because ancient people are full of wisdom, even if it is an independent and arrogant wolf, it can be domesticated into obedient pet dogs, not to mention small cats, as early as thousands of years ago, people have domesticated wild cats into domestic cats, at that time it was just to catch mice, so cats were raised, and later these cats have slowly become pets around people.

Cats just walk cats to look proud, cats walk cats to avoid predators and catch prey, humans belong to the top of the biological chain, more intelligent to create food.

In fact, I don't think cats have been domesticated by humans, they just feel very comfortable living with humans, and if they are uncomfortable, they will return to a free state.

Because the original humans gave the cat a lot of food, the cat liked it very much, and in order to eat better and delicious food, it would choose to listen to the words of humans, so the proud cat accepted the domestication of humans.

Cats are not completely domesticated, and cats are willing to live with people because humans can provide a better environment, and they are not tamed and they cannot survive without humans.