A 2017 study determined that all modern domestic cats are descendants of those first domesticated by farmers in the Near East. But how long ago?
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According to a 2017 study, domestic cats were first domesticated by farmers in the Near East approximately 9,000 years ago. This suggests that cats have been living alongside humans for thousands of years, and the relationship between cats and humans is thought to be one of the oldest domestication partnerships in history.