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3D-printed titanium limbs helped a frostbitten feline get back on her feet.

Cat with 4 frostbitten paws gets new feet made of titanium

By Mindy Weisberger published

Dymka the cat suffered severe frostbite in all four paws, but after they were amputated she received new titanium limbs.

Domestic Cats
Woman petting her domestic cat.

Here's the Best Way to Pet a Cat, According to Science

By Lauren Finka published

The key to success is to focus on providing the cat with as much choice and control during interactions as possible.

Domestic Cats
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Cats in Australia Kill Over 2 Billion Wild Animals Each Year

By Mindy Weisberger published

Humans love cats, but the furry felines are stone-cold killers

Domestic Cats
A French Forest and Hunting Office employee holds up a "cat-fox" thought to be a new feline species.

Meet the Cat-Fox, an Oddball Feline Roaming Around a French Island

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

They're big and have fox-like tails.

Domestic Cats
Grumpy Cat died at age 7.

Internet's Famous Grumpy Cat Dies at Age 7

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Her permanent "frowning" face became an internet sensation.

Domestic Cats
Neglected lions with mange and other illnesses were discovered at a breeding facility in South Africa.

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.

Lions
kitty from the back

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.

Domestic Cats
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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.

Domestic Cats
Ringtail cats

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.

Domestic Cats
Elephants in Kruger National Park killed a rhino poacher, whose body was then eaten by lions, on April 2, 2019. Here, an image of an elephant walking behind a pride of lions in the national park in South Africa.

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.

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