The first felines existed more than 10 million years ago, predating humans by millions of years.

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A Purrfect History of the House Cat

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T he first felines existed more than 10 million years ago, predating humans by millions of years. Perhaps the fact that cats were here first explains why they're so comfortable acting like they own the place. It also won't be a surprise to anyone who's had a pet kitty to hear that the alliance between human and cat was probably the cat's idea. 

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