Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat ...

Why, among all mammals that come in sunset shades, are domestic cats the only ones whose orange coloring is so tightly bound to sex? Kaelin now believes he has the answer. In a study published ...

The existence of orange cats dates back to at least the 12th century, but scientists have only had theories that a sex-linked ...

In it, Dehgan mentions that in this area in Afghanistan where he was setting up a national park, there are several cat species. I thought that was kind of amazing because ecologically cats all do ...

There are more male orange cats than females because this gene is located on the X-chromosome, which males only have one copy ...

Cats kill everything they can. They don't target specific species." This particular study was conducted by American and Canadian researchers, who used a camera trap survey to examine the ...

"We hope to deepen our understanding of cats and contribute to building happier relationships between cats and humans," said ...

infecting mammals in at least 31 states. Among those infected are cows in 12 states, foxes, mice, striped skunks, mountain lions and harbor seals, and alpacas. At least 21 domestic cats in nine ...

“When outside, cats are [an] invasive species that kill birds, reptiles, and other wildlife,” NYC Bird Alliance points out. “But despite being fed, they kill wild birds and other animals by ...

The finding fits in with research data that suggests feral cats have killed more native animals than any other feral predators in Australia, and are believed to be responsible for two thirds of mammal ...

This is a simple and plausible story: wily new predators arrive, decimating unwary native mammals. In response, conservationists and governments have declared war on foxes and cats with large ...