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Do cats have better immune systems than dogs?

PoC avatarPosted on January 14, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 14, 2021

Generally, domestic cats have better immune systems than domestic dogs. I emphasise ‘generally’ because you have to drill down to individual animals (are they purebred or random bred, for instance?). I am referring to purebred dogs and cats and their … Continue reading →

Posted in cat domestication | Tagged cat and dogs compared, cat domestication, cat health, cat history, cats versus dogs, domestication, feline immune system, selective breeding | Leave a reply

May kittens should be destroyed – an early European tradition

PoC avatarPosted on January 7, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 8, 2021

I’ll be brief. There is a curious early European tradition, based on superstition, which appears to have been brought forward to the modern age in some places, that kittens born in the month of May should be destroyed because if … Continue reading →

Posted in superstition | Tagged Cat Superstitions, human behavior, human to cat relationship

Was there a tabby cat in the stables near Jesus in a manger?

PoC avatarPosted on November 16, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 2, 2020

As Christmas is drawing near, I thought I’d look into the evidence as to whether a tabby cat genuinely was in a barn or stables where Mary took Jesus and placed him in a manger because there was no room … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged birth of Christ, Christianity, christmas, Jesus, legend | Leave a reply

2,000-year-old cat carving found on Peruvian hillside

PoC avatarPosted on October 19, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 19, 2020

Peru’s Ministry of Culture report that they have discovered a feline figure carved into an arid hillside around 2,000 years ago. This is a geoglyph made in the rocky soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. This huge drawing … Continue reading →

Posted in cat domestication | Tagged Andean Cat, Andean Cat Range, andean mountain cat, cat art, cat history, Cats in Art, Peru, puma distribution | 2 Replies

Sabre-toothed cats genetically suited to endurance hunting

PoC avatarPosted on October 16, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 16, 2020

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have totally upended the concept of the cat as a predatory, ambush stalker as is typical of all modern cats and decided that the sabre-toothed cats of Canada were endurance hunters like modern day … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat History | Tagged cat history, Cat News, cat study, sabre-toothed cats, science | Leave a reply

In which continent did the domestic cat originate?

PoC avatarPosted on October 11, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 11, 2020

The domestic cat did not originate on a continent. It originated in the Middle East which is described as a transcontinental region in Afro-Eurasia. I guess that the area does not have the shape or the geography to be described … Continue reading →

Posted in cat domestication | Tagged cat domestication, domestic cat history, domestic cat origin, Middle East, syria | Leave a reply

Animal abuse and religious scams in Ancient Egypt

PoC avatarPosted on August 22, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 22, 2020

The purpose of this article is to inject a bit of realism into the concept that Ancient Egypt was a blissful era for the domestic cat. It wasn’t. It couldn’t be because animal welfare in that era was very poor. … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient Egypt, Uncategorized | Tagged animal abuse, Bastet, cat abuse, cat history, Cats In Ancient Egypt | Leave a reply

What type or breed of cat was Muezza, the cat of Prophet Mohammad?

PoC avatarPosted on August 19, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 19, 2020

People ask whether Muezza was a particular type or breed of cat. There are different questions but I can answer them both together. Muezza is a famous cat. I don’t know for sure whether the cat was female or male … Continue reading →

Posted in Islamic Faith | Tagged cat history, islam faith, Islam faith and cats, Prophet Mohammad, tabby cat coat | Leave a reply

Did cats domesticate themselves?

PoC avatarPosted on August 17, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 17, 2020

The question in the title has been asked before but I’m asking it again now because National Geographic has just published an article in which they say that “Cats Domesticated Themselves, Ancient DNA Shows”. My immediate reaction is that National … Continue reading →

Posted in cat domestication | Tagged african wildcat, cat domestication, cat history | Leave a reply

The first domestic cats of North America

PoC avatarPosted on July 23, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 23, 2020

At what date can we say that the domestic cat existed in North America? I think it’s an important subject because the United States is the greatest country in the world for the domestic cat in 2020. Historically, we are … Continue reading →

Posted in first domestic cat | Tagged american bobcat, bobcat, cat domestication, cat history | Leave a reply

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