@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-28 01:08:06
A new genome study offers significant insight, pinpointing the introduction of domestic cats into Europe from North Africa.
The research indicates that domestic cats first arrived on the continent roughly 2,000 years ago, coinciding with the early imperial Roman era.
This migration was likely facilitated by burgeoning maritime trade,
with some of these early feline travellers possibly brought by sailors to hunt mice on ships.
These vessels plied the Mediterranean, carr…
