Cats can understand human communication too. Studies show cats know their own names and the names of their companions, and ...

Cats are incredibly individual creatures and sometimes I am completely gobsmacked at the expectations humans have for felines ...

When the first drops of whiskey were distilled in medieval Ireland, a silent helper stood nearby. Furred, four-legged, and always ready to deal with unwelcome mice, the cat thus began its long ...

Mouse collector, deity, Satan’s messenger, or beloved family member? The history of the cat is long and marked by ups and downs. It all began with domestication tens of thousands of years ago, when ...

The domestic cat is one of the smallest members of the family Felidae — the group that includes lions, tigers, jaguars and cougars. It is also the only member of that family that has been domesticated ...

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Cats have a talent for keeping things unpredictable. One moment, they’re tearing through the house like it’s a racetrack; the next, they’re propped upright on the couch as if they’re settling in for a ...

Do you ever wonder if your cat is ignoring you or just doesn't know its name? Researchers from Japan wanted to find out. They experimented to see how cats would react to their names in their own home ...

Feral cats are too wild to be adopted and too domestic to integrate into natural ecosystems, leaving them in limbo between existing systems and often falling to the bottom of the barrel of community ...