Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat breeding, a genetic mutation gave rise to the first orange cat. Days ago, ...

Apart from their hunting ability, Manx cats were particularly popular ships’ cats because a common naval belief was that a cat could bring on a storm using magic stored in its tail. And if you don’t ...

Devastating forest fires are an international environmental crisis that endangers both people and their valuable natural resources. Forest fires are becoming more common and more destructive, leading ...

Let’s be honest: the cat you adore says a lot about you. Whether you’re drawn to elegant, aloof fluffballs or energetic chaos ...

"The Maine Coon is the more playful of the two," says Dr MacMillan. "If you are looking for a lap cat then the ragdoll is a ...

The Asian golden cat, or Temminck’s cat, is a medium-sized wild cat that calls the parks of Thailand and southeast Asia home, and typically sticks to a nocturnal lifestyle to hunt prey. Now, a trail ...

"One of my cats will eat anything plastic to get me out of bed," one viewer said, as others shared similar experiences.