Hello, I'm the OUTDOOR PROFESSOR from DiscoveringTheOutdoors.com/ Here's your outdoor tip on the history of the domestic cat—and many of the cats that continue to live in our outdoors. One hundred years ago there were very few cats that lived inside. There is no universal agreement as to when cats became indoor species living in the homes of people. We do know that for more than 10,000 years cats have lived outdoors sharing their habitat with wild creatures, and millions of feral cats continue to live outdoors today. It is an accurate statement to say that cats continue to be prolific inhabitants of the outdoors in many parts of the world. Human civilization and domestic cats co-evolved, but the feral cat population was not created by humans. Cats are not new to the outdoors and did not originate from lost pets or negligent pet owners. The have had a place in the natural landscape beginning in early times. Evidence of domesticated cats was found on the Greek island of Cypru
