猫的驯化之路：曲折而漫长

Felines followed a winding path to domestication CATS HAVE TAKEN QUITE A JOURNEY from wild animal to undisputed ruler of millions of couches worldwide. Scientists long knew the broad out- lines of that journey. As humans settled into agriculture and began stockpiling grain, local wild cats sought out these stores as promising places to hunt for rodents. Eventually some humans be- gan encouraging the volunteer pest- control officers, sparking a symbiotic relationship in which both cat and per- son benefited. Faster than a catnap, fe- lines began changing at a genetic level to become domesticated. …