Cat (IMAGE) Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Caption Cats like we know them today accompanied pastoralists in Kazakhstan more than 1,000 years ago. Credit Maike Glöckner / MLU Usage Restrictions Use with credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.