Cat news, features and articles

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed.

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.

After spotting pawprints for two weeks, a gamekeeper and photographer in Pakistan caught a rare glimpse of a family of four snow leopards.

"Stink face" seems silly to us, but for cats it's a serious way to gather social information through smell.

The round little pads on cats' paws are more than just cute — they're a feat of evolution that serve many important functions.