Pet Cats Can Be Dated Back For Thousands Of Years: Here's Where Yours Comes From

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

Search "cat" on Google and you'll get around 1.75 billion results in less than half a second. So, per that research, you know that the Internet is obsessed with cats and dominate the screens of countless online outlets. Cats aren't "man's best friend," but are highly Instagram-able, meme-able and a in the top two of most common household pets of course. But where do these furry feline friends come from? Well, the minds at PetCareRx are about to enlighten you on that situation.

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First of all: no. No, this infographic wasn't put together by an office space like this, but it's fun to imagine it was!

Anyway, there are 70 or more different known cat breeds that have been domesticated, so it's interesting to know where they come from. Dating back to the Felis sylvestris, people apparently began bringing these creatures into their homes around 12,000 years ago.

If you're a cat owner, what kind do you have? It may not be covered in this infographic since there are so many different breeds to trace back, but you can get an insight into their family tree if they're of the mutt variety.

Wow, so 95% of United States' cats are so random they're just deemed American Domestics? So much for a family tree. It's a good thing as you can see this mix of genes makes them healthier and more vigorous, but pretty boring if you were hoping to tie your cat back to some royal cat in ancient Europe or something.

Either way, whatever you found out, it's safe to assume your cat would be unimpressed by your findings, if not downright grumpy.