This early Homo sapiens woman has found a doting friend in the form of an African wildcat (Felis lybica) she has adopted.
The historical consensus is that our modern house cats descend from African wildcats that were domesticated in the Middle East during the Neolithic Revolution, about 10,000 years ago. But since these cats are native to Africa, where modern humans first emerged, I wouldn’t be surprised if the friendship between people and cats went even further back. Maybe it was the cat, rather than the dog, that became humanity’s first best friend?