New research led by scientists from the Ruhr-University Bochum, the University of Prince Edward Island, Ankara University and the University of Bari Aldo...
Cats (Felis catus) are companions familiar to people worldwide. Despite their popularity, few studies have investigated the genetic background of their...
People all around the world live with cats and cats engage in many social behaviors toward their owners. Olfaction is one of the most important sensory...
This mutation is located in the Rho GTPase Activating Protein 36 (Arhgap36) gene and appears to occur in no other mammal, according to a research team...
Named Prionailurus kurteni, the new cat species is the smallest known fossil member of the family Felidae to date.
Prionailurus kurteni was as small as...
Spraying urine on vertical objects by raising the tail is a commonly observed functional behavior for chemical communication in felids, including domestic...
New research led by Texas A&M University and the University of Missouri scientists explains how cats, including domestic cats, lions, tigers, Geoffroy’s...
In two related studies, researchers from the University of Oxford and elsewhere sequenced the genomes of wildcats and domestic cats, including 48 modern...
In a new study published in the journal Behavioural Processes, researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center and Lyon College documented the...
The larynx, or ‘voice box,’ of domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) can produce purring-like sounds without neural input, according to new research...
The African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica) is the ancestor of our beloved household pets. And despite changing very little, their descendants have become...
Scientists from Ohio State University and elsewhere have developed a 3D computer model of the nose of the domestic cat (Felis catus) and simulated how...
A study performed on a cohort of 16 companion cats suggests that cats can discriminate speech specifically addressed to them from speech addressed to adult...
New research provides evidence that the physical damage of catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) leaves by feline licking and chewing...
Humans communicate with each other through language, which enables us talk about things beyond time and space. Do non-human animals learn to associate...
