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Meet the Cat-Fox, an Oddball Feline Roaming Around a French Island
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
They're big and have fox-like tails.
Internet's Famous Grumpy Cat Dies at Age 7
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Her permanent "frowning" face became an internet sensation.
100-Plus Neglected Lions Found With Mange, Neurological Problems, on South African Farm
By Stephanie Pappas published
The owner of the lions was a member of the organization that sets animal-welfare standards for lion breeding.
Cats 'Farm' Bacteria in Their Butts. Here's Why.
By Grant Currin published
Cat butts are home to communities of microbes that produce cats' distinctive, stinky pheromone spray.
Feral Cats in Australia Sentenced to Death by Sausage
By Mindy Weisberger published
Feral cats are driving many Australian species to the brink of extinction, and the government is stepping in.
Ringtail Cats: Photos of the 'Cutest Animal in North America'
By Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher published
This cutie pie may be wild but the ringtail cat sometimes acts like Fluffy. It will lick its forepaw, then use that forepaw to wipe and clean its ears, face and snout.
Poacher Killed by Elephant and Eaten by Lions in South Africa
By Stephanie Pappas published
A gruesome death in South Africa's Kruger National Park highlights the dangers and cruelties of the black market in rhinoceros horn.
Jaguar Mom Eats Dead Cub, and Zoo Caretakers Can't Explain Why
By Laura Geggel published
A newborn jaguar cub lived a mere two days before it died and — to the horror of its caretakers at Associação Mata Ciliar in Brazil — its mother gobbled it up.
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