It's believed that the process of domesticating cats first began around 10,000 years ago, with the oldest cat breeds still in existence being descendants of this original group. At first, this ...

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There are cat people, there are dog people, and then there are Maine Coon cat people. One of North America's oldest cat breeds, the Maine Coon is distinct in many ways, with its defining ...