Domestic Cats May Have Ancient Roots

June 28th, 2007 By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer Domestic Cats May Have Ancient Roots (AP)

This undated photo provided by the journal Science shows a domestic calico feline, Callie Pinholster-Stahley, who is 10 years old, weighs 17 pounds, and enjoys eating, sleeping, half-heartedly swatting at the occasional feather, and eating. (AP Photo/Science)

(AP) -- Garfield, Morris and the Aristocats get the fame, but look to the origins of today's furry felines and you find "lybica," a Middle Eastern wildcat. Domestic cats can be traced to wild progenitors that interbred well over 100,000 years ago, new research indicates.

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