For almost 30 years, the flat-headed cat was thought to be extinct in Thailand. This rare and elusive feline, once considered ...

If your cat keeps waking you up in the middle of the night, you’re not alone. While it may feel personal at 3 a.m., feline ...

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 ...

Today, domestic cats have long become one of the most common pets in Chinese households, in both cities and rural areas. Yet a newly published study of ancient DNA reminds us that the "era of domestic ...

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, ...

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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, ...