Keepers at a Kent animal park have paid tribute to a “handsome” and “wonderfully curious” cat following his death, aged 12. Caracal Griffin moved to The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden, near Ashford, at ...

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, ...

A nimal lovers and conservationists are celebrating a rare sighting of an Arabian caracal inside a United Arab Emirates (UAE) national park, captured on a trail camera.

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Jerusalem Post / Science Ancient DNA upends long-held story of cat domestication New DNA studies show domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread later than believed, while ancient China lived ...

This week's cover of Science features a photograph of a domestic cat (Felis catus) looking upwards. The domestic cat is the only domesticated species in the Felidae family. Well-known breeds such as ...

A groundbreaking study has overturned long-held beliefs about the domestication of cats. New DNA evidence shows that domestic cats did not arrive in Europe until about 2,000 years ago, much later than ...

Leopard cats lived near humans in China over 5,000 years before domestic cats arrived 22 small cat bones from Chinese archaeological sites revealed early leopard cat presence Leopard cats helped ...

If you have ever lived with a cat, you might be familiar with the phrase or the feeling that nobody really owns a cat, they own you. Perhaps that is because scientists consider household cats to only ...

A new study finds that domestic cats originated from North African wildcats and reached Europe far more recently than previously thought. Copyright 2025 NPR ...

Whether they are Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon or domestic shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with people around the world. However, despite cats’ popularity as pets, the history ...