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Cat quiz: Can you get a purr-fect score?
By Christina Hughes published
Quiz Test your feline facts! Will you be a top cat or end up in the litter box?

Scientists solve mystery of how orange cats got their coats — and why so many are male
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and tortoiseshell cats.

Big cats quiz: Can you get the lion's share of these questions right?
By Sascha Pare published
Quiz How good is your knowledge of big cats? Let's find out if you've got the eye of the tiger in this quiz.

Why do cats bring home dead animals?
By Alice Sun published
Cats sometimes catch and leave a "gift" for their humans. But why do cats give us dead mice, birds or other prey?

Cats: Facts about our feline friends
By Stephanie Pappas, Marilyn Perkins last updated
Discover interesting facts about cat intelligence, how they see the world, and why we keep them around.

Why do cats lick plastic bags?
By Kohava Mendelsohn published
Your pet's love of licking may come from their desire to nurse as a kitten.

4 snow leopards spotted together on remote Pakistan mountain in rare footage
By Pandora Dewan published
After spotting pawprints for two weeks, a gamekeeper and photographer in Pakistan caught a rare glimpse of a family of four snow leopards.

Why do cats make a weird face after smelling something?
By Clarissa Brincat published
"Stink face" seems silly to us, but for cats it's a serious way to gather social information through smell.
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