Jonathan B. Losos

Some cats behave differently than others just due to their predispositions, just like people. And so to anthropomorphize, there might be some cats that are bold and curious and others that are scaredy cats. They're timid and afraid. So the ones that are bolder, using the term loosely, may have been willing to go around villages to be near people to take advantage of the rodents.

Some cats behave differently than others just due to their predispositions, just like people. And so to anthropomorphize, there might be some cats that are bold and curious and others that are scaredy cats. They're timid and afraid. So the ones that are bolder, using the term loosely, may have been willing to go around villages to be near people to take advantage of the rodents.

And those would be the ones that benefited, that they would get lots of food to eat, and so they would have lots of kittens. And as a result, the genetic mutations that are responsible for those behaviors would become more common in the population. And so it would be a phenomenon that the cats that are willing to hang around people do better.

And those would be the ones that benefited, that they would get lots of food to eat, and so they would have lots of kittens. And as a result, the genetic mutations that are responsible for those behaviors would become more common in the population. And so it would be a phenomenon that the cats that are willing to hang around people do better.

And those would be the ones that benefited, that they would get lots of food to eat, and so they would have lots of kittens. And as a result, the genetic mutations that are responsible for those behaviors would become more common in the population. And so it would be a phenomenon that the cats that are willing to hang around people do better.

and in turn people may have seen the benefit of these cats so maybe they started putting out a little food for them to to encourage them to be around or maybe they gave them shelter a warm a warm spot to sleep when uh at night or day when they were sleeping and so this back and forth where the cats that were willing to do this benefited and then people encouraged it even more and eventually the cats were hanging around the village all the time and maybe people started petting them

and in turn people may have seen the benefit of these cats so maybe they started putting out a little food for them to to encourage them to be around or maybe they gave them shelter a warm a warm spot to sleep when uh at night or day when they were sleeping and so this back and forth where the cats that were willing to do this benefited and then people encouraged it even more and eventually the cats were hanging around the village all the time and maybe people started petting them

and in turn people may have seen the benefit of these cats so maybe they started putting out a little food for them to to encourage them to be around or maybe they gave them shelter a warm a warm spot to sleep when uh at night or day when they were sleeping and so this back and forth where the cats that were willing to do this benefited and then people encouraged it even more and eventually the cats were hanging around the village all the time and maybe people started petting them

Let me answer that in a couple of ways. First is that the most likely scenario for dog domestication is pretty similar, that the curious or boldest dog started hanging around people, and in this case, probably eating the scraps and the trash and so on. But it probably occurred in a very similar sort of scenario But it happened a lot earlier.

Let me answer that in a couple of ways. First is that the most likely scenario for dog domestication is pretty similar, that the curious or boldest dog started hanging around people, and in this case, probably eating the scraps and the trash and so on. But it probably occurred in a very similar sort of scenario But it happened a lot earlier.

Let me answer that in a couple of ways. First is that the most likely scenario for dog domestication is pretty similar, that the curious or boldest dog started hanging around people, and in this case, probably eating the scraps and the trash and so on. But it probably occurred in a very similar sort of scenario But it happened a lot earlier.

The archaeological record suggests that dogs may have been domesticated 15,000 years ago or even earlier. The genetic data suggests it might have been closer to 30,000 years. So dogs have been domesticated longer than cats have. And so maybe the difference is just due to time. But there's another possibility, and that is that dogs are pack animals.

The archaeological record suggests that dogs may have been domesticated 15,000 years ago or even earlier. The genetic data suggests it might have been closer to 30,000 years. So dogs have been domesticated longer than cats have. And so maybe the difference is just due to time. But there's another possibility, and that is that dogs are pack animals.

The archaeological record suggests that dogs may have been domesticated 15,000 years ago or even earlier. The genetic data suggests it might have been closer to 30,000 years. So dogs have been domesticated longer than cats have. And so maybe the difference is just due to time. But there's another possibility, and that is that dogs are pack animals.

And so somewhere during the domestication process, humans were able to substitute ourselves as the alpha dogs, if you will. That's a gross characterization. And so we've been able to take over the lead, and dogs have just adapted their pack living behaviors and directed them towards us. And so they may have been predisposed to become much more intimately involved with people than cats were.

And so somewhere during the domestication process, humans were able to substitute ourselves as the alpha dogs, if you will. That's a gross characterization. And so we've been able to take over the lead, and dogs have just adapted their pack living behaviors and directed them towards us. And so they may have been predisposed to become much more intimately involved with people than cats were.

And so somewhere during the domestication process, humans were able to substitute ourselves as the alpha dogs, if you will. That's a gross characterization. And so we've been able to take over the lead, and dogs have just adapted their pack living behaviors and directed them towards us. And so they may have been predisposed to become much more intimately involved with people than cats were.

So that may explain the difference. On the other hand, there is this idea that cats are aloof loners, and that is not entirely true. It turns out that in places where cats occur at high densities, they actually are very social with each other, very amiable to each other.

So that may explain the difference. On the other hand, there is this idea that cats are aloof loners, and that is not entirely true. It turns out that in places where cats occur at high densities, they actually are very social with each other, very amiable to each other.

So that may explain the difference. On the other hand, there is this idea that cats are aloof loners, and that is not entirely true. It turns out that in places where cats occur at high densities, they actually are very social with each other, very amiable to each other.