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To be really picky, Ira Myers brought his cats to Idaho. Montana
Territory wouldn't be established until the following year. Bound-
aries change. Countries change. Stories change.
Perhaps the question would be more easily answered if humans
just stepped out of the picture. When cats were suspected of
complicity with witches, they were called "familiars." But it's the
dog, after all, which science has tagged Canis familiaris. e cat's
name, Felis catus (basically "cat cat") is a frank acknowledgement
that they have never really needed an introduction. ey are simply
themselves; supreme hunters, curious explorers, working partners
and, when there is mutual respect, friends.
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Girls with kittens, photo courtesy Museum of the Rockies