Cats enigmatic friends

Humans domesticated some animals for food clothing work and as companion animals. The cat became a human companion rather late as recently as 4000 years ago in Egypt. It is not clear why the Egyptians domesticated the wild cat. They may have tamed it for practical reasons as the cat controlled rodent pests that plagued grain stores and warehouses or for religious reasons as the cat played an important role in the Egyptian religion as a representation of the goddess Bastet.Today they live all over the world and delight millions of people who enjoy them as pets.