The Origins of Modern Dogs in Ancient Asian Wolves

You’ve come a long way, baby. moggafogga, CC BY-NC-ND The how and the when of dog domestication are fairly settled. As for the where: now DNAsays Fido traces his roots back to wolves in Central Asia that lingered around people’s camps millennia ago. By Dr. Laura Shannon / 10.20.2015 Computational Evolutionary Geneticist Adam Boyko Laboratory Cornell University Dogs’ origin story goes something like[…]

Earliest Evidence of Cat Domestication Found in China

So, you found my ancestors? Are you sure this time? epsos There has been much debate about how cats went from hunting in the wild to a much-loved pet. By Akshat Rathi / 12.16.2013 Former Science and Data Editor The Conversation There has been much debate about how cats went from hunting in the wild to a much-loved pet. That is because[…]

Dogs in Ancient Greece

Photo by japiot, Wikimedia Commons Examining a few references in the Homeric epics and Herodotus. Kosmos Society Center for Hellenic Studies [1] Anger [mēnis], goddess, sing it, of Achilles, son of Peleus— 2disastrous [oulomenē] anger that made countless pains [algea] for the Achaeans, 3 and many steadfast lives [psūkhai] it drove down to Hādēs, 4 heroes’ lives, but their bodies[…]

Why Can’t Cats Resist Thinking Inside the Box?


Pets in Ancient Egypt


How to Make Your Cat Healthy and Happy

By Scott Acton Pets are our companions for life, once you choose and adopt your pet, whether it is a cat, a puppy or something a little more exotic such as dragons and iguanas, you will get a lifetime full of happiness and friendship. We all know that cats are cuddly, cute creatures who are[…]

Are We Overcranking the Cat?

By Pamela Merritt / 05.20.2016 We might not realize how fragile our cat’s nervous system really is. Yes, they are magnificent predators with talon-like claws, lots of sharp and pointy teeth, with incredible reflexes. It’s those incredible reflexes. Cats are energy storage devices. If that energy builds up too far, there will be trouble. How[…]

