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Trailrider1951

(3,564 posts) Fri Dec 2, 2022, 10:58 PM Dec 2022

A very interesting documentary from PBS/Nova on the origin of domesticated cats, and theories on why we love them:

I've had cats all my life and I wouldn't be without one or two. They certainly are entertaining little critters!

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Another kind of cat video (Original Post) Trailrider1951 Dec 2022 OP

Thanks for posting this! highplainsdem Dec 2022 #1

bookmarking stage left Dec 2022 #2

Sharing yankee87 Dec 2022 #3

Blocked in my country in Europe. sigh...nt LittleGirl Dec 2022 #4

It's because they're soft and they purr. duh! BWdem4life Dec 2022 #5

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1. Thanks for posting this!

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 11:41 PM

Dec 2022

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2. bookmarking

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 01:04 AM

Dec 2022

for later

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3. Sharing

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 01:30 AM

Dec 2022

Going to share with family. We have 8 cats among my wife and I, our children’s houses. Always had at least two cats.

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4. Blocked in my country in Europe. sigh...nt

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 01:44 AM

Dec 2022

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5. It's because they're soft and they purr. duh!

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 02:03 AM

Dec 2022