A Thousand Cats Walking on a Thousand Things That Humans Use to Create Documents

Cats didn't just start walking on things, you know?

A brief history of cats walking on document-related things:

• In ancient Egypt: Cats walking on papyruses (papyri?).

• In medieval Europe: Cats walking on parchment.

Universiteitsmuseum Groningen @univmuseum

Cats have long been part of academic and scholarly insitutions, both because academics like cats and to keep mice out. This famous 15th century manuscript from the University of Sarajevo had to pay a price for that. #Universitycat

• In Western Union offices of the 19th and 20th centuries: Cats walking on telegraphs.

• Currently: Cats walking on keyboards.

Conclusion: Whatever we invent to write on or with, cats will walk on.