[Biggirl]

Thanks for this excellent article, PING this over to Slings and Arrows. :) =^..^=

[G8 Diplomat]

Cats are from the Middle East....no wonder they can be irritating ;-)

[RichInOC]

CATS: HOW ARE YOU SADDAM!!
CATS: ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US.

[RightWhale]

My dogs are usually the ones to go after rodents. Such cats as have lived here would also bring a vole home once in a while but the dogs are very active on that job function. Got to wonder why the Mesopots preferred cats.

[BigEdLB]

"Yes, I like to hunt and kill mice and rats, but boiled shrimp tastes infinitely better!"
-Martin Whiteshoes

[nmh]

Thank you for posting this!

You always find the good stuff!!!

[G8 Diplomat]

Turkish vans and Persians are among the longest-domesticated cats....both from the ME/fertile crescent area.

[To Hell With Poverty]

meow!

[Varda]

“maintain a broad genetic base that will minimize introduction of genetically based health problems.’

Very interesting study. Of course, geneticists often take the opportunity to start discussing something they don’t know anything about; breeding. Despite what they say, the surest route to maintaining healthy breeding stock is to restrict the gene pool, not expand it.

[WildcatClan]

Not domestic, not from the ME, but cute as a button.

[William Terrell]

A cat can sleep for 50 years, then get up, yawn, and climb a Sequoia.

[skimask]

Cats are good hunters