Alice Robb writes the humans’ relationship with cats is rife with paradox. There are an estimated 100 million pet cats in the U.S. and their ranks are growing. Cat culture flourishes online. The cat-less can get their fix at cat cafés opening across Asia, Europe and North America.
The article features a Q & A session with journalist Abigail Tucker, author of The Lion in the Living Room: How Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World. Tucker traces cats’ journey from fearsome Near Eastern predator to global intruder, shedding light on how this baby sized beast worked its way into so many homes.
Source: Science of US, December 8, 2016.
Humans are so good at extracting what they want from the environment. With cats, we’re not necessarily holding the reins. We don’t even know what we want, but we love it.