> anyone who has ever owned a cat knows that they are only barely domesticated just speculating, but wolves are "pack" animals, so they are already adapted to

> anyone who has ever owned a cat knows that they are only barely domesticated just speculating, but wolves are "pack" animals, so they are already adapted to cooperating with each other and following a leader. perhaps that made them easier to train and domesticate. cats aren't like that except in the "lion pride" breeding sense which is perhaps a narrower skillset in terms of utility. and of course, anybody who has owned a tiger will tell you that a cat is fairly domesticated :) I mention it because "domesticated" and "useful as a friend" might be two different things.