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Goddess, demon, house pet? What does science say about the human relationship with cats? (Aired February 19, 2020 on PBS) #NOVAPBS Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3ijT4zH Worshiped as a goddess, condemned as satanic, and spun into a stunning array of breeds, cats have long fascinated humans. But did we ever really domesticate them? And what can science tell us about our most mysterious companions? Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:16 Why Are People Obsessed with Cats? 09:28 Why Aren’t Cats Expressive? 12:46 Can Cats Understand Our Emotions? 14:28 Domestic Cat Relative 18:13 Earliest Encounter Between Human and Cat 21:51 Cat Abilities 25:30 How Do Cats Differ from Their Wild Ancestors 28:30 Importance of Cats in Egypt 34:54 How Domestic Cats Spread Around the World 42:10 The Difference of Feral Cats 46:18 Can Cats Be Trained Like Dogs? 49:04 Breeding of Hybrid Cats 51:12 Conclusion (Premiered February 19, 2020 at 9 PM ET on PBS) © 2022 WGBH Educational Foundation All rights reserved This program was produced by GBH, which is solely responsible for its content. Some funders of NOVA also fund basic science research. Experts featured in this film may have received support from funders of this program. Funding for NOVA is provided by Brilliant.org, the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers. This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://pbs.org/donate/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS Video app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA's newsletter here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/newslet... FOLLOW US: NOVA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/novaonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVApbs ​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs ​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/ PBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ #cat #historyofcats #domesticcats #cats #catbreeds #kitty #kittens #pet #pets #catvideos

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