Cats are one of our trustiest companions, but the story of how the went from wild cats to mild cats is more complicated than you'd think. For the first few thousands of years of the cat-human partnership, humans did very little breeding. So how did this shy hunter made its way into our homes? How did we domesticate the cat? Or was it really the cat who domesticate us? Get your copy of "Strange Creatures" now! It’s filled with all the amazing animal facts and beautiful original illustrations that you’ve come to love from us. 📗🐾 Order here: http://bit.ly/animalogicbook 00:00 Did Cats Actually Domesticate Us? 01:19 Meet the African wildcat 02:23 Egyptian domestication myth 03:21 Farming revolution & rodent problem 04:46 Domestication differences: dogs vs cats 06:16 The power of cuteness 07:15 Meowing and purring – human manipulation 08:09 Cats in Ancient Egypt – worship & Bastet 09:20 Dark side – cat mummies and rituals 10:24 Emergence of cat breeds (Siamese) 13:00 Modern domestic cats vs wild cats 13:52 Cat hybrids – Bengals & others 15:06 Cats as invasive predators 16:04 Ecological damage & conservation efforts 17:02 New genetic research on domestication Become an Animalogic member: https://bit.ly/AnimalogicMembership Get Animalogic Merch: https://bit.ly/3SXGrXL Support Animalogic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalogic Subscribe for new episodes on Fridays http://bit.ly/SubscribeToAnimalogic ----------- More Animalogic: https://www.tiktok.com/@animalogic https://www.facebook.com/AnimalogicShow ----------- Examining the nature of the beast. #animalogic #cat #pets #animals #nature #cats #pet #animal #wildlife #biology