Africa’s smallest wild cat species, the black-footed cat, may look sweet, huggable and similar to your cat at home, but this tiny, furry package is really a natural assassin — so keep your ...

The researchers identified the new species as a member of the genus Prionailurus—in other words, it was an ancient leopard cat, a type of small wild cat that’s still native to parts of Asia.

They hunt small mammals - pikas make up about 50% of their diets ... Petr Masek via Shutterstock Caracals (Caracal caracal) are a wild cat species found in Africa, the Middle East and central Asia in ...