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Why Do Cats Stretch So Much?
By Laura Geggel published
If there were an Olympic event for stretching, cats would win gold. They're constantly stretching their muscles, likely for many of the same reasons that people do, experts told Live Science.
Elusive Marbled Cats Secretly Photographed in Borneo
By Laura Geggel published
A secret photo shoot deep in the forests of Malaysian Borneo is helping researchers determine just how many marbled cats — rare, tree-climbing felines — live in the region, according to a new study.
Photos: The Secret Lives of Borneo's Mysterious Marbled Cats
By Laura Geggel published
Little is known about Borneo's marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), so researchers set up camera traps to get a better idea of these felines' population densities.
Ligers and Tigons, Oh My! Cat Lineage Littered with Interbreeding
By Charles Q. Choi published
House Cats Are as Big as Ping-Pong Tables (If You Count Their Hair)
By Stephanie Pappas published
Hair boosts the surface area of animals by 100 times the surface area of their skin alone.
Tracking Cats from Space: Satellites Estimate Feral Ranges
By Stephanie Pappas published
Feral cats adjust their ranges depending on the greenery of their environment, which reflects the resources available.
Sorry, Cat Lovers: Felix Doesn't Need You
By Tia Ghose published
Cats do not form the childlike, dependent bonds on caregivers that dogs do, suggesting that the felines really are more independent than their canine counterparts.
Why Cats Have Vertical Pupils
By Stephanie Pappas published
An animal's ecological niche largely explains its pupil shape, from the vertical slits of a cat to the bizarre rectangles in a goat's eye.
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