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Secret 'messages' in cat pee let felines identify each other — and scientists just cracked the code
52+ min ago (590+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Why do cats yowl?
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1249+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Why do cats have 'leg whiskers'?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (536+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Are we more closely related to cats or dogs?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (499+ words) The answer of whether humans are more closely related to cats or dogs depends on how you look at the question. They sleep on our beds, steal our food, and generally rule the house. Between them, cats and dogs make…...
Why do cats and dogs shake their heads?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (647+ words) Cats often flick their heads back and forth as if they've been possessed. This strange reflex has a simple explanation. Most cat owners are familiar with the funny head shake their pets do, often after eating, drinking or enjoying a…...
People in China lived alongside 'chicken-killing tigers' long before domestic cats arrived
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (958+ words) Leopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe via the Silk Road. Humans were living alongside leopard cats in settlements in ancient China more than 3,500 years before domestic cats…...
Aoshima: Japan's tiny 'Cat Island' where felines hugely outnumber humans
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (497+ words) Once a thriving sardine fishing island, today Aoshima is home to roughly 80 cats and just a handful of people who look after the felines with the help of food donations from around Japan. Why it's incredible: Cats outnumber humans by…...
Ever seen a pet cow pick up a broom and scratch herself with it? You have now
7+ mon, 14+ hour ago (898+ words) A pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use. For the first time ever, a cow has been documented not only using a tool but selecting which part…...
Flat-headed cat not seen in Thailand for almost 30 years is rediscovered
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (373+ words) Conservationists are celebrating the rediscovery of flat-headed cats in Thailand after camera traps recorded the endangered feline for the first time in almost 30 years. Flat-headed cats (Prionailurus planiceps), named after their flattened foreheads, live in fragmented pockets across Brunei, Indonesia…...
Cats meow more at men to get their attention, study suggests
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (575+ words) A small study reveals that cats greet male owners more vocally than female ones. But the findings could be a result of cultural norms among the participants, rather than a universal cat behavior, scientists say. Over 10,000 years of domestication, cats…...