Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in China a different species of cat lived alongside people much earlier ...

Tigers are among the most iconic and awe-inspiring big cats, instrumental figures in mythologies, cultures, and histories across the globe. Yet their numbers have dwindled dramatically over the past ...

The modern house cat reached China in the 8th century. Before that, another cat — the leopard cat — hunted the rodents in ancient Chinese settlements.

Like other big cats, the leopard is endangered across west Africa. Yet in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park, the famously spotted feline appears to be doing rather well -- surprisingly, given the ...

Shy, solitary leopards might lose out to tigers and lions in the game of charisma, but the rosette-patterned big cats are incredibly adaptable — they can survive in the densest of cities just as ...

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the domestic cat, which has the scientific name Felis catus, originated in North ...

A research team led by Professor Luo Shujin from the School of Life Sciences has uncovered a surprising chapter in the ...