{"id":3500,"date":"2020-02-13T05:51:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T05:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/petdedicated.com\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2020-02-13T05:51:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T05:51:17","slug":"how-cats-became-our-feline-overlords-ft-its-okay-to-be-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petdedicated.com\/?p=3500","title":{"rendered":"How Cats Became our Feline Overlords (ft. It&#8217;s Okay To Be Smart)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Cats Became our Feline Overlords (ft. It&#039;s Okay To Be Smart)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LWB0-tGwb_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Check out how cats became our favorite little murder machines. Buy the CAT CAT T-shirt here: https:\/\/store.dftba.com\/products\/cat-cat-shirt<br \/>\nTo learn how dogs and humans got together, watch the companion video over at It&#8217;s OK To Be Smart: https:\/\/youtu.be\/tggdERc8E6Y &#8211; be sure to subscribe while you&#8217;re there!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks also to our supporters on https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/MinuteEarth<br \/>\n___________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about this topic, here are some keywords to get your googling started:<\/p>\n<p>Puma: The big cat with the largest home range.<br \/>\nFelix silvestris: The wildcat that is the direct ancestor to all modern house cats.<br \/>\nBastet: Egyptian cat goddess.<br \/>\nPseudaelurus: A prehistoric cat that is the common ancestor to all modern felines.<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Credits (and Twitter handles):<br \/>\nScript Writer: Sarah Keartes<br \/>\nScript Editor: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida)<\/p>\n<p>Video Illustrator: Qingyang Chen (@QCvisual)<br \/>\nVideo Director: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida)<br \/>\nVideo Narrator: Joe Hanson (@DrJoeHanson)<br \/>\nWith Contributions From: Ever Salazar, Henry Reich, Alex Reich, Peter Reich, David Goldenberg<br \/>\nMusic by: Nathaniel Schroeder: http:\/\/www.soundcloud.com\/drschroeder<\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Like our videos?<br \/>\nSubscribe to MinuteEarth on YouTube: http:\/\/goo.gl\/EpIDGd<br \/>\nSupport us on Patreon: https:\/\/goo.gl\/ZVgLQZ<\/p>\n<p>Also, say hello on:<br \/>\nFacebook: http:\/\/goo.gl\/FpAvo6<br \/>\nTwitter: http:\/\/goo.gl\/Y1aWVC<\/p>\n<p>And find us on itunes: https:\/\/goo.gl\/sfwS6n<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p>Hu, Yaowu, et al. &#8220;&#8221;Earliest evidence for commensal processes of cat domestication.&#8221;&#8221; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.1 (2014): 116-120.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Montague, Michael J., et al. &#8220;&#8221;Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication.&#8221;&#8221; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.48 (2014): 17230-17235.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien, Stephen J., and Warren E. Johnson. The evolution of cats. Scientific American 297.1 (2007): 68-75.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Lion in the Living Room&#8221;&#8221; &#8211; Abigail Tucker http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ppLNxz (Public library: http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/956395842)<\/p>\n<p>Vigne, Jean-Denis, et al. Earliest \u201cDomestic\u201d Cats in China Identified as Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). PloS one 11.1 (2016): e0147295.<\/p>\n<p>Human-cat burial image provided courtesy of Pr . Jean Guilaine excavations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out how cats became our favorite little murder machines. Buy the CAT CAT T-shirt here: https:\/\/store.dftba.com\/products\/cat-cat-shirt To learn how dogs and humans got together, watch the companion video over at It&#8217;s OK To Be Smart: https:\/\/youtu.be\/tggdERc8E6Y &#8211; be sure to subscribe while you&#8217;re there! 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