Domestic cats have been traced back to a single wild ancestor whose relatives still live in the remote deserts of the Middle East today. The transformation of a vicious predator into a docile tabby ...

A BIRD IN A HAND GOES A LONG WAY: Upper East Siders found a Tennessee warbler (above) in Manhattan on its way south. Alamy Our housecats go by the scientific name felis silvestris catus and are all ...

The wild cat (Felis silvestris), sometimes "wildcat" or "wild-cat" especially when distinguishing from other wild species of felines, is a small predator native to Europe, the western part of Asia, ...

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Identifying coping styles in cats may lead to improved health and welfare. The aims of this study were to (1) identify individual differences in response to acute confinement, and (2) to assess the ...

The macabre world of ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice may have contributed to the domestication of cats, new research suggests. Mummified cats (Felis catus) were such a common offering to the ...

Domestic cats are hugely popular as pets, yet little is known about their ancestor, the Afro-Asiatic wildcat. This species, Felis lybica, is the most widely distributed wildcat in the world, but ...