This free-to-use set features images of cats found in Library of Congress collections. Staff "experts" contributed their favorite photos, posters & illustrations.
When it comes to cats, the question is not how long they have been domesticated, but whether they have ever truly been domesticated at all. By whenderson, 2019.
According to a recent study by Claudio Ottoni, cat domestication took place in two strains, but all domestic cats have a common ancestor: the North African / Southwest Asian wildcat, Felis silvestris lybica.
A comprehensive survey of cat genes suggests that even after felines wandered into our lives, they remained largely unchanged for thousands of years. By Casey Smith, 2017.