It seems that domestic cats were not the first felines to live with humans, a study undertaken in China has revealed. In fact, the cats we are most familiar with they only arrived in the region via ...

The origins of domestic cats — centuries before they conquered the world’s sofas and internet memes — have long been murky. Now, ancient DNA is helping to fill in the blanks, and the findings shake up ...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unveiled that the feline companions of ancient China were not the domestic cats we recognize today, but rather ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The never before seen species Prionailurus kurteni is based on fossils (right) found in a cave in ...

The leopard was chasing the cat to prey upon when the felines fell into a well. However, after realizing the situation, the leopard decided to leave its intended prey alone. At a point, the cat even ...

SANDSTONE, Minn. — The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone will take in eight new Asian leopard cats, after they were found living in "deplorable conditions" in Texas. The owner of the cats died, and the U ...

Ancient DNA is rewriting the origin story of the cat curled on the sofa. Long before the familiar house cat padded into Chinese homes, people there were sharing their settlements with a very different ...

DEBRECEN, Hungary (Reuters) - A seven-week-old leopard cat born in a Hungarian zoo was allowed out for the first time on Friday to enjoy the spring sunshine but he will have to wait a while before he ...

"I think not only us but also the animals feel that our life has changed," said one zoo spokesperson Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has written about ...

Leopard cats lived near humans in China over 5,000 years before domestic cats arrived 22 small cat bones from Chinese archaeological sites revealed early leopard cat presence Leopard cats helped ...