Animated map shows how cats spread across the world

You can find house cats on every continent except Antarctica. But that wasn't always the case.How did cats make it across oceans and into households worldwide? The secret lies in ancient cat DNA.Here's how cats spread across the world. It started around 10,000 years ago in what's now modern-day Turkey.DNA analysis shows this is where cats' wild ancestors likely originated.Wild cats proved to be effective rodent control for early farmers. As the agricultural revolution spread, cats joined for the...