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Cats domesticated themselves around grain stores

Rodents in early farm stores drew wild cats into human settlements Archaeological finds from the eastern Mediterranean show cats living alongside people thousands of years ago. The relationship was probably a practical arrangement rather than deliberate breeding. Modern breeds date mostly from the last two centuries. It sits in Mondo's animals collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Rodents in early farm stores drew wild cats into human settlements. The figure is taken from Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a animals fact?: Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.