International Cat Day August 8, 2026 The Cat: Classical Case of Evolution through Domestication

International Cat Day August 8, 2026 

The Cat: Classical Case of Evolution 

through Domestication

Dr Abe V Rotor

Cats are among the earliest domesticated animals dating back 10,000 to 12,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent, where man started to settle down from nomadic existence, an epoch characterized by the rise of agriculture.
 

Poor, poor creature in idle rest,
Once proud with the king of the beasts,
The feline god Cleopatra caressed,
Agile that only the lightning can best –
You shame your kind and history,
And your evolutionary tree.




Mindless, you purr your answer;
“A pet I’ve become while my brothers roar.
Degenerated I am, but here I’ll stay
For some mice, imaginary or prey,
Making me a friend and almost sane
To be idle and tame with all to gain.” ~



 
The cat found man, or is it the other way around?

Living with Nature School on Blog
Lesson on former Paaralang  Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio
738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to Friday.  Acknowledgement with gratitude: Ai Overview, Internet, Living with Nature series AVR-UST

*International Cat Day celebrates the companionship cats provide and raises awareness about ways to help and protect cats. The day was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.