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Offline Tan

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Wild cats were tamed with strokes and treats, genetic analysis suggests
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2014, 01:19:29 AM »
Lol yeah reckon they have us more trained than other way round.
Great article :)
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Re: Wild cats were tamed with strokes and treats, genetic analysis suggests
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2014, 18:07:56 PM »
I wonder if they had Dreamies in those days?  :evillaugh:

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Wild cats were tamed with strokes and treats, genetic analysis suggests
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2014, 00:05:42 AM »
Interesting article about cat evolution - I wonder how much we've evolved since cats moved in!  :evillaugh:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/10/wild-cats-tamed-strokes-treats-genetic-analysis
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