📖 Cats have graced us with their presence since the time of the ancient Egyptians, possibly much earlier. But it took the rise in popularity of cat shows in late 19th- century England to kick-start their selective breeding into separate types. All but a few domestic cat breeds into are less than 100 years old, and most of them have appeared on the scene far more recently. Compare this with the dog world, where rudimentary selective breeding began several thousand years ago.
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