It is generally accepted that dogs were domesticated from wolves, the period of this evolution ranges from 10,000 to 135,000 years ago. Accordingly, some recent DNA research shows that this occurred in stages in different areas, not all dogs breeds came from the same wolf or from the same geographic area.1 The primary ancestor of the domestic cat is believed to be the African wild cat, Felis libyca. Domestication started for cats much later than it did for dogs, approximately 8,000 years ago, with full domestication taking place only 4,000 years ago.2 The time difference is reflective in what these animals were domesticated for, dogs were hunters, cats were vermin killers on the farms. As we evolved from a hunting society to a farming society, our needs also changed.
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