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Where do cats originate from?

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The domestic cat is probably a descendent of the African Wildcat Felis sylvestris lybica.The earliest evidence of domestication of cats is a tomb in Cyprus, around 9,500 years old.

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Each cat comes from a particular country. e.g Siamese from Siam, Persian from Persia(Iran)

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13y ago

Dogs originate from wolves.

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The domestic cat originated from North Africa/ Middle East.

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Many people think Egypt, but no one person actually does know.

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the first dog came from a wolf they said wolf was a mistake to be made when they was making a dog on the history channel.

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they mostly come from Asia and England.

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Wolves

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