Posts Tagged ‘cats’

Cats: Genetically Robust, Geographically Interesting, Occasionally Mislabeled

The Post is running an article in the A section about divining the origins of the domestic cat. They come from the Fertile Crescent, their domestication coincides with the rise of agriculture, and they can be divided into four geo-genetic groups: Europe, Mediterranean, East Africa, Asia. (Why not West Africa? How did they get specific [...]

17th March 2008 | Tags: ,
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