Cats have traveled with us since the times of ancient Egypt.\u00a0 They were part of the ship\u2019s crew, with a job like everyone else on board, from hunting birds to rodents aboard ship.\u00a0 They warned us of storms, served as good luck totems, and kept disease off ship.\u00a0 And so their genetically engineered descendants continue to perform those same jobs aboard modern starships.\u00a0 Sometimes, when they really feel like it, they even talk to us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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