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How long have domestic cats been around?
Cats have been around for thousands of years. The exact timeline of cat domestication is not well-documented, but evidence suggests that cats began to associate with humans around 9,000 years ago in the Near East. The process of domestication likely occurred as people transitioned from a nomadic lifestyle to settled agricultural communities. The ancient Egyptians…