Cats probably first encountered humans roughly 10,000 years ago ... Dmitry Belyaev and his team selectively bred silver foxes ...

However, as cats began to live alongside humans, these vocalisations took on ... Belyaev and his team selectively bred silver foxes, mating those that were less fearful and aggressive toward ...

Humans developed close bonds with cats after they first made the switch ... they would likely still hunt vermin and be able to survive and mate on their own due to their natural behaviors ...

The human-cat relationship was probably forged over a ... they would likely still hunt vermin and be able to survive and mate on their own due to their natural behaviors," Lyons said.