Did the cat's ancestors come from the desert? Not necessarily, cats’ ancestors may have come from African grasslands. They are hunting animals that eat small animals, discarded food, fruits and plants. They sometimes eat carrion, but this is not their regular diet.

But cats may also come from the desert. According to relevant archaeological records, the genetic genes of the family Cat family began to be established around three million years ago, and all current cats gradually evolved. The ancestors of Asian domestic cats were Indian desert cats, and the ancestors of European domestic cats were African lynxes.

The local cats in my country were collectively called Chinese pastoral cats. In ancient times, people raised cats mainly to eliminate rat damage, which can be seen from the ancients' incisive explanation of the meaning of the word "cat". In the Song Dynasty, there is a book called "Bu Ya" that says "Rats are good at harming seedlings, but cats can catch mice and eliminate the harm of seedlings, so the word "cats" follows the seedlings." In ancient my country, there were also records of "the rats scattered in the hall", and the "radish" here refers to cats.

The time for raising cats in my country is relatively late. There are some records about cats in historical books such as "The Book of Rites" and "Lüshi Chunqiu", which fully shows that cats were raised before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In short, it is impossible to confirm where the cat's ancestors came from, so we can only speculate.