Jonathan B. Losos

And so the fact that the domestic cat does this, at least under some circumstances, is really an interesting parallel. It's really true social living in groups and friendliness. It's only the domestic cat and the lion.

Well, I want to answer that at two timescales. Going way back in time, the first archaeological evidence of cats and humans living together is about 10,000 years ago from an archaeological site in Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean near Turkey. But we don't know if that was a domesticated cat or just a wild cat that that had become somewhat tame.

Well, I want to answer that at two timescales. Going way back in time, the first archaeological evidence of cats and humans living together is about 10,000 years ago from an archaeological site in Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean near Turkey. But we don't know if that was a domesticated cat or just a wild cat that that had become somewhat tame.

Well, I want to answer that at two timescales. Going way back in time, the first archaeological evidence of cats and humans living together is about 10,000 years ago from an archaeological site in Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean near Turkey. But we don't know if that was a domesticated cat or just a wild cat that that had become somewhat tame.

We do know that cats were domesticated by the time of the Egyptian civilizations, that 3,500 years ago, we can see paintings on tomb walls and sculptures that clearly reveal cats living in a domesticated way, wearing collars and going on outings with the family and eating food underneath the table and so on. So historically, cats really became pets Certainly by the time of the Egyptians.

We do know that cats were domesticated by the time of the Egyptian civilizations, that 3,500 years ago, we can see paintings on tomb walls and sculptures that clearly reveal cats living in a domesticated way, wearing collars and going on outings with the family and eating food underneath the table and so on. So historically, cats really became pets Certainly by the time of the Egyptians.

We do know that cats were domesticated by the time of the Egyptian civilizations, that 3,500 years ago, we can see paintings on tomb walls and sculptures that clearly reveal cats living in a domesticated way, wearing collars and going on outings with the family and eating food underneath the table and so on. So historically, cats really became pets Certainly by the time of the Egyptians.

And the question is, did it actually happen in Egypt or did it happen somewhere else? And then the cats came to Egypt. And we don't know the answer to that. More recently, a key development in the interaction of people and cats was the development of kitty litter, which was only invented in the 1940s. And before that time,

And the question is, did it actually happen in Egypt or did it happen somewhere else? And then the cats came to Egypt. And we don't know the answer to that. More recently, a key development in the interaction of people and cats was the development of kitty litter, which was only invented in the 1940s. And before that time,

And the question is, did it actually happen in Egypt or did it happen somewhere else? And then the cats came to Egypt. And we don't know the answer to that. More recently, a key development in the interaction of people and cats was the development of kitty litter, which was only invented in the 1940s. And before that time,

The possibility of having a cat that just lived indoor all the time was very difficult. And so most cats were indoor outdoor cats. And as a result, we're not as intimate family members oftentimes as cats are today. But since the advent of kitty litter, that's really changed the ability of people to have cats as as pets that stay inside all the time.

The possibility of having a cat that just lived indoor all the time was very difficult. And so most cats were indoor outdoor cats. And as a result, we're not as intimate family members oftentimes as cats are today. But since the advent of kitty litter, that's really changed the ability of people to have cats as as pets that stay inside all the time.

The possibility of having a cat that just lived indoor all the time was very difficult. And so most cats were indoor outdoor cats. And as a result, we're not as intimate family members oftentimes as cats are today. But since the advent of kitty litter, that's really changed the ability of people to have cats as as pets that stay inside all the time.

Well, they're very smart. Cats are very smart animals, as are dogs. And we could get into this argument back and forth. It's a little bit of apples and oranges because it's hard to directly compare the two animals. And in particular, part of the reason it's hard is

Well, they're very smart. Cats are very smart animals, as are dogs. And we could get into this argument back and forth. It's a little bit of apples and oranges because it's hard to directly compare the two animals. And in particular, part of the reason it's hard is

Well, they're very smart. Cats are very smart animals, as are dogs. And we could get into this argument back and forth. It's a little bit of apples and oranges because it's hard to directly compare the two animals. And in particular, part of the reason it's hard is

Because of dogs' nature, it's easy to do experiments where you can test how quickly they learn because they love being rewarded, particularly with attention and affection. And so it's easy to train a cat, sorry, to do an experiment to see how a dog... how quickly it can figure things out.

Because of dogs' nature, it's easy to do experiments where you can test how quickly they learn because they love being rewarded, particularly with attention and affection. And so it's easy to train a cat, sorry, to do an experiment to see how a dog... how quickly it can figure things out.

Because of dogs' nature, it's easy to do experiments where you can test how quickly they learn because they love being rewarded, particularly with attention and affection. And so it's easy to train a cat, sorry, to do an experiment to see how a dog... how quickly it can figure things out.

Cats can be a little more difficult to do these experiments, but people have done them, and it turns out cats are just as smart as dogs, you know, as a chauvinist, I'd say even smarter than dogs, but they're certainly very smart. They do know their names. They can tell when the person they live with is talking to them as opposed to talking to another person. They can be trained, actually.