9+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1021+ words) Cats may recognize each other through unique fatty acid signatures in urine that remain stable for hours after a scent mark is left. A cat walks up to a spot another cat used, sniffs it, then pulls its lips back…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1149+ words) Fossils from the La Brea Tar Pits suggest some saber-toothed cats suffered from painful spinal growths that may have made hunting difficult. The La Brea tar pits were the ultimate predator trap: a plant-eater would blunder into the asphalt, cry…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (916+ words) Plenty of cat owners dread the day they decide to keep their pet inside for good. They picture a miserable animal at the window, clawing to get back out. A survey of cat owners in New Zealand tells a gentler…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (883+ words) The idea that an animal can warn people about unseen dangers is over a century old. It began underground, with a bird in a cage. It has since moved into the living room, where the warning now arrives in a…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (964+ words) Sporotrichosis is a fungal disease that usually begins as a sore on the skin and can spread deeper into the body. It passes easily from infected cats to people, and Brazil has watched case numbers climb for years. Most of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (754+ words) Every year on June 11, International Lynx Day is dedicated to one of the world’s most elusive wild cats. With their tufted ears and oversized paws, lynx have fascinated people for centuries. Despite their reputation as skilled predators, many lynx populations…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (838+ words) The fat droplets sitting inside cat kidney cells have been classified the same way since the 1930s. They are considered incidental and harmless. Pathologists note them and move on, and that classification has never seriously been challenged until this year. Researchers…...

3+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (510+ words) In the long-running debate over which pet is more emotionally expressive, a University of Lincoln survey of 438 owners gave dogs the edge on 20 of 22 emotions, with cats leading only in displays of anger. The reason for that gap is not…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (934+ words) Why do cats react so dramatically to catnip? For years, scientists and pet owners believed they already had the answer. Catnip seemed like the perfect feline attractant. Cats rolled on it, rubbed their faces into it, and acted as if…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (934+ words) Why do cats react so dramatically to catnip? For years, scientists and pet owners believed they already had the answer. Catnip seemed like the perfect feline attractant. Cats rolled on it, rubbed their faces into it, and acted as if…...