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Animals & Habitats

Chairmen Meow: Stray Cats Of Beijing’s Forbidden City

February 27, 2014

By Colin Ferris

Furbidden Kitty

(image via: sinaCNnews)

Cats became domesticated in ancient China due to their tolerance of humans and their natural proclivity for reducing rodent populations. As the Forbidden City stored vast amounts of the finest foodstuffs, anyone or anything that protected the precious…

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