The scientists found that the wildcats lived alongside humans for some 3,500 years—but despite all that time, they were a ...

Our four-legged companions and the wild animals that populate our planet are increasingly developing diseases we thought were ...

(Reuters) -Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...

There's plenty of things to love about cats, and purring is definitely one of them. Cat owners can always tell when their pet is happy from their low, contented hums. But do any other animals purr?

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Cats in cities hunt many insects. New research using online posts shows that pet cats harm urban insect life more than people ...

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the domestic cat, which has the scientific name Felis catus, originated in North ...