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World Service,2 mins

Why did cats start hanging out with humans?

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When humans started farming, thousands of years ago, their grain stores fell prey to hungry rodents. These rodents in turn attracted hungry wildcats, which would have delighted the early farmers – and thus began a beautiful friendship. Dr Eva-Maria Geigl studies ancient cat DNA to see how these cats then followed humans as they migrated around the world.

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