A Species Hiding in Plain Sight
It is easy to imagine domestic cats as ever-present companions of Homo sapiens across continents and centuries. Their silhouettes linger in medieval manuscripts, Egyptian tomb walls, Roman mosaics, and modern apartment windows. Yet, for all their ubiquity, the story of how cats became Europe’s household familiars has alway…
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