China had its OWN breed of domesticated cat 5,500 years ago!
5500年前,中国就有自己的家养喵星人品种了!
There are thought to be 500 million domestic cats worldwide, all descended from a form of wildcat native to north Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
据称全球共有5亿种家猫,都是源自北非和地中海东部地区的一种野猫的后裔。
But this wasn't always the case.
但事情并不是一直都是这样的。
Researchers studying the bones of the earliest domesticated cats in China have discovered the first felines to live with humans 5,000 years ago were instead relatives of the Asian leopard cat.
中国研究最古老家养猫骨骼的研究人员发现:第一种同人类生活在5000年前的猫科动物,竟是亚洲豹猫的近缘!
This study suggests 'taming' of cats took place at least twice in different parts of the world –and with two different species of cat.
这项研究指出“驯养”猫至少两次出现在世界上不同地区——而且出现的是两种不同种类的猫。
The cat bones used in the study were unearthed in archaeological excavations in 2001 from the site of ancient agricultural settlements in Shaanxi province in northern China.
研究中猫的骨骼是2001年在中国北部陕西省古农业文明定居的遗址中出土的。
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