Kai Neko No Himitsu (East Shinsho Q)

[Machine Translation] The roots of the cat are shrouded in mystery. The ancestor of the "Aeneko," the beloved domesticated cat, was the Libyan wild cat that lived on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Cats that abandoned their wild nature were eventually worshipped as messengers of the gods, but later they were regarded as companions of witches and monsters, and suffered a life of suffering. Why are people so bewildered by cats, even though they have always been so carefree? A biologist tells the story of 10,000 years of evolution and history of cats and humans.

猫のルーツには謎が多い。飼い猫として愛される「イエネコ」の祖先は地中海東岸に棲息したリビアヤマネコだが、古代人たちはいかにして賢く獰猛な野生ネコをペットにすることができたのか?野性を捨てた猫たちはやがて神の遣いとして崇拝されるが、のちに魔女の仲間や妖怪とされ受難の日々を送る。いつの時代にも猫たちはのんびりと過ごしているだけなのに、人はなぜこんなにも猫に惑わされてしまうのか?生物学者が説く、猫が人と歩んだ一万年の進化と歴史の話。