https://davidhgrimm.com/2013/12/18/were-cats-destined-to-become-pets/ David H Grimm: Journalist, Author, Teacher Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 https://davidhgrimm.com/2013/12/18/were-cats-destined-to-become-pets/#comment-4650 Johnk340 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:35:26 +0000 http://davidhgrimm.com/?p=565#comment-4650 Really appreciate you sharing this post.Thanks Again. Really Great.

]]> https://davidhgrimm.com/2013/12/18/were-cats-destined-to-become-pets/#comment-3575 dave Mon, 23 Dec 2013 02:32:48 +0000 http://davidhgrimm.com/?p=565#comment-3575 Thanks for your comment Sarah! My understanding is that bieti is a subspecies of F. sylvestris. Interesting about the trade routes.

]]> https://davidhgrimm.com/2013/12/18/were-cats-destined-to-become-pets/#comment-3573 Sarah Hartwell Sun, 22 Dec 2013 18:42:09 +0000 http://davidhgrimm.com/?p=565#comment-3573 Chinese biologists and cat fanciers have long insisted that the Dragon Li breed was self-domesticated from F bieti (now recognised as a subspecies of F lybica). Mongrelisation with cats of Egyptian origin would have begun as cats moved along trade routes.

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