Cats have a reputation for being aloof, but new behavioral research suggests they are paying closer attention to us than we ...

A small study reveals that cats greet male owners more vocally than female ones. But the findings could be a result of ...

Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological ...

Purring isn’t just comfort. New research suggests cat purrs act like vocal fingerprints, preserving identity even as meows ...

A new study overturns previous findings that domestic cats originated thousands of years earlier. An African wildcat (Felis lybica) rests on a rock in Kruger National Park, South Africa. So far, ...

WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More There’s something incredibly captivating about a long-haired cat.

Cats might agree. A new study shows that they meow more when greeting men than women who return home. Research published in ...

WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More Cats have been living alongside humans for thousands of years, ...

Cats are popular pets. Last week my college-aged son resumed his annual campaign to get him a kitten. We finally caved. The Shepherd household is now the proud owner of a cute kitten named Nova. We ...

Housecats feel ancient, yet new genetic work shows their European story is surprisingly young. Domestic cats first joined European communities around 2,000 years ago, during the age of Roman power, ...

Cats seem to be succeeding at world domination; they live on every continent except Antarctica. While researchers know that modern-day house cats descended from the African wildcat (Felis lybica ...