Researchers have found that domestic cats “did not spread to Europe with Neolithic farmers [in West Asia]” as earlier ...

Researchers are revisiting the origins of humanity’s relationship with the African wildcat, a species that once lived on the ...

Alley Cat Rescue is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of all cats: domestic, stray, abandoned, feral, and small wildcat species. ACR advocates for humane nonlethal ...

The Perth Wildcats have recovered from a horror week to post a crushing 86-62 NBL win over the Brisbane Bullets.

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...

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Alley Cat Rescue's African Wildcat Conservation Programme has achieved a remarkable milestone, sterilising over 15 000 domestic and hybrid cats since 2018. This crucial effort aims to protect the ...

Despite the ubiquity of cats in modern homes, we still don't know many details about the timing and routes of early cat domestication and dispersal into Europe and beyond, aside from the common ...

If you’ve ever lived with a cat, you know they’re often an enigma. That said, scientists may have solved an enduring mystery about these lovable felines—with answers that could narrow down when cats ...

Contrary to popular belief, domestic cats arrived in Europe much later, around 2,000 years ago, from North Africa, not with ...

Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in China a different species of cat lived alongside people much earlier ...

Two genetic analyses suggest that our feline friends reached China around 1,400 years ago via the Silk Road, and that they ...