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Hair Ball! How Cats' Tongues Get Them So Clean
Cats' tongues are covered in mysterious spines, and a group of engineers has found that the teensy structures are shaped like claws and work like Velcro to clean.
Saber-Toothed Cat Had a Huge Skull, But a Puny Bite
The biggest saber-toothed cat skull ever found is helping scientists understand the range of killing techniques used by these extinct and fearsome predators.
Why the Breeding of Mutant Cats Should Be Banned (Op-Ed)
Opinion Scottish Folds are adorable cats with folded ears and owl-like faces. But their cuteness also condemns them to a life of suffering.
Early Cats Traveled with Vikings and Farmers
The early origins of domesticated cats are shrouded in mystery, but a new genetic analysis suggests that felines traveled the world with farmers and Vikings.
Why Are Cats Such Picky Eaters?
When Fluffy turns her nose up at the bowl of food you've placed in front of her, don't take it personally. Your seemingly high-maintenance cat has evolution to blame for her picky eating.
Why Do Cats Stretch So Much?
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
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.
