We've all seen our adorable housecats zipping around the house with a spring in their step. However, do big cats like lions ...

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The longest domestic cat ever was a Maine Coon named Stewie, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. He measured 48.5 inches in length. Stewie died in 2013.

This large-and-in-charge breed distinguished by big ears and a spotted coat is actually "a hybrid cat created by breeding a captive wild cat (the Serval) with a domestic cat," says Dr. Delgado.

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed.

Domestic cats look similar to wildcats, but they aren’t solitary, tolerating both humans and other cats. (See " Our Most Stunning Pictures of Big Cats .") This is in contrast to dogs, the first ...

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 animals like cats, dogs, horses, and pigs can recognize their names when called by human caregivers.Some new research suggests that exotic big cats that are tended to by humans in ...

But in many ways, cats (whether big or small, wild or domesticated) remain similar to their wild ancestors, and to other species of cat.

A Michigan-based cat owner has opened up about his pet breaking the world record for tallest cat and how the animal’s large size causes people to mistake him for “a panther”.