Came across this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/...bout_this/
And...this. I daren't tell the dog!
Who knew they were related!
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017...wrong-tree
"There is a grain of truth in the cat versus dog question. Although they share a common ancestor, the Carnivora are split into two quite well-defined groups that are broadly dog-like, the caniformia, and broadly cat-like, the feliformia. This division has deep roots, around 43 million years.
Their evidence suggests there have been crazy cat ladies since the Neolithic, with waves of cat appreciation starting in the near East and spreading across the old world during the Egyptian dynasties, via trade routes. Only after the Middle Ages did we begin breeding for more frivolous traits like coat colours, but we’ve long appreciated the usefulness of a dedicated mouser."
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/...bout_this/
And...this. I daren't tell the dog!
Who knew they were related!
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017...wrong-tree
"There is a grain of truth in the cat versus dog question. Although they share a common ancestor, the Carnivora are split into two quite well-defined groups that are broadly dog-like, the caniformia, and broadly cat-like, the feliformia. This division has deep roots, around 43 million years.
Their evidence suggests there have been crazy cat ladies since the Neolithic, with waves of cat appreciation starting in the near East and spreading across the old world during the Egyptian dynasties, via trade routes. Only after the Middle Ages did we begin breeding for more frivolous traits like coat colours, but we’ve long appreciated the usefulness of a dedicated mouser."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)