In true feline form, cats aren't in a hurry to jump onto our laps.
According to one comprehensive study that looked at the spread of domesticated cats, DNA analysis suggests that these animals lived for thousands of years alongside humans before they were domesticated. During that time, their genes have changed little from those of wildcats, apart from picking up one recent "update": the distinctive stripes and dots of the tabby cat.
Since the moment they decided to join our households, felines have completely taken over our lives. In ancient Egypt, for example, people built cemeteries for them—Egyptians mummified their kitties and made statues for them that are exhibited in museum collections across the world to this day.
Of course, our life has changed dramatically during the last couple of millennia, but our love for cats has remained the same. Continue scrolling to check out this original Bored Panda list to learn why. When you go through the funny cat pictures we collected, fire up our similar publications dedicated to them here, here, and here.
#1 My Crush Just Told Me Over Text That It Was "Unmanly" For Men To Have A Cat. I Sent Her This
#2 This Could’ve Been An Email
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#3 Caught This Absolute Angel Begging For Treats
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#4 Apex Predator
#5 Wait...
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#6 A Motion Sensor Sign
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#7 Where Is The Syrup, Stanley?
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#8 "Describe Your Cat In One Picture"
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#9 These Rolls Are Homemade
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#10 Being Sexy For Ya
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#11 Black Cat Kinda Sus
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#12 Halloween Costume Sorted
#13 College Life
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#14 The New Spiderman Movie Got Me Confused
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#15 Hi!
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#16 I Found This Little Boy In The Countryside, Alone. Initially He Was Scared, Now He Seems To Be Pretty Comfortable
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#17 I. I Don’t Even Know
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#18 I Have A Question
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#19 Onwards, My Noble Steed!
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#20 She Didn't Like Her New Ears
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#21 Getting Head Is Best
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#22 The Committee Against Vacuum Cleaners
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#23 Today I Was Extremely Sad And I Thought "I Can't Wait To Go Home And See My Cat, He Will Make Me Happy". Ok Well I Found Out He Was More Depressed Than Me
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#24 We Got Bored And Our Cat Is A Heavy Sleeper, So We Helped Him Live Up To His Nickname
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#25 Blursed_meeow
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#26 A Short Story
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#27 Close Enough
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#28 I Was Told To Post This Here
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#29 Jailed For Smol Crimes
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#30 I’m Remodeling My Basement And All The Ceiling Tiles Were Just Removed. I Found My Cat Like This
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#31 My Cat Is Sleeping Very Strangely...
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#32 "I Do Not See The Humor In This"
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#33 Important Q
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#34 It's Joke?
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#35 Look At The Markings On This Cat
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#36 I Found Our New Church
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#37 I Just Choked
#38 My Cat
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#39 Delightful Cat Photos To Brighten Your Day
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#40 If You Can't Hide A Crime Scene, Just Pretend You Are A Victim
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#41 Discovered Strange Marks On My Butter. My Suspect Is Not A Good Liar
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#42 Cat Refuses To Play With Anything... Until I Get A Bit Of String Out
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#43 Croissant Cat
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#44 Larry Good Cat
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#45 What The Hex??!!
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#46 Let Me In. Let Me In!
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#47 Zzz
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#48 The Cat Burglar Has Struck Again!
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#49 Behold The Glorious Whiskers Of Shoulder Cat
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#50 Catflix And Chill
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#51 The Way My Cat Sleeps
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#52 I Can See U
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#53 My Nugget!
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#54 Delightful Cat Photos To Brighten Your Day
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#55 Tent Cat
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#56 Just Opened Up A Fresh Jar Of Cat
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#57 So Big Wind...
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#58 Would You Elect Him?
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#59 They’re All Making The Same Face
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#60 "Hooman, You Go First"
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#61 Our Wedding Plans Changed And We Had A Small Covid Wedding At Home
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#62 Proud Daddy With His New Litter
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#63 "Be There Or Be Square" Me:
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#64 Who's Your Worm Guy?
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#65 Mittens Is Refusing To Make Eye Contact With His Vet, Or The Room, Or Anything But My Armpit
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#66 Mieow Antoinette
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#67 Charging
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#68 Kamehameha!
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#69 It Takes 2 To Tango
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#70 If You Bite Me In The Face, You Get The Bowl!
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#71 Noodle
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#72 Our Cat Isn't Happy About Our Door-Opening Response Time...
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#73 How Could You Be Mad At Her With Eyes Like Those
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#74 He Falls Asleep Like This All The Time
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#75 We Keep One Cube Empty For Her
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#76 I'm Beginning To Think We Might Have A Mouse
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#77 Do It
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#78 He Thinks He's Being Sneaky
#79 Toothy Blanket
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#80 My Sisters Car
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#81 My Cat Stanley Decided To Sit On My New Cat Harriet. I Have Only Had Her For Two Weeks And They Already Entertain Me Daily
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#82 How Many Meowgabytes Does It Hold?
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#83 When Your Cats Creates Gradient While They Eat
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#84 Mexican Fighter Cat
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#85 You Seeing This
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#86 That Face When You Start A New Job And Can’t Remember Anyone’s Name
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#87 How Is She Real??
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#88 Sheer Coincidence
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#89 Cat Flower
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#90 The Selfie King
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#91 One Of My Cats
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#92 Sitting On Its Owner's Shoulders And Head During A Bus Journey In Lithuania
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#93 "Sometimes It's Only Madness That Makes Us What We Are"
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#94 My Mom Received A Kitten From My Cats Litter. She Updates Me On His Shenanigans Often
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#95 No More Math, Give Me Attention
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#96 It Can Be Seen That He Is Very Tiring
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#97 Just My Neighbors Cat Taking Her Afternoon Nap
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#98 Tell Me Why This Is What I See When I Walk Into The Bathroom? Lol
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