cattle were domesticated around 10,000 years ago!! i believe they were one of the first domesticated animals, after sheep and goats, so theyve been with us for a long, long time now!
they were actually domesticated twice! once in turkey/the levant/iran, and once in pakistan! both groups of people saw these big fellas walking around...
.. and went "ah! friends!". we formed a symbiotic relationship with eachother, feeding eachother and helping to ensure eachothers lineage continued! cattle and people best friends forever!
10,000 years later, those ancient bovines have evolved into these lovely guys! the zebu cattle and the taurine cattle!
legends say that cattle are still out there somewhere... if u look...