China's First Pet Cats Discovered
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Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds
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China 's first pet cats arrived in the country around 1,400 years ago , ancient feline DNA reveals.
The discovery places the arrival of domestic cats in East Asia several hundred years later than previous studies.
Traders and diplomats first transported cats in small crates and cages from the eastern Mediterranean through Central Asia .
The cats that merchants and diplomats initially gifted to the Chinese elite were likely all-white cats.
"Tying them to the Silk Road is really boffo," Zeder said.
"It's a knockout study," he said.
Sascha is a U.K.-based staff writer at Live Science .
She enjoys playing tennis, bread-making and browsing second -hand shops.
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