Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. “Cats were depicted in ancient Egyptian iconography as tabby ...

The domestic cat is one of the smallest members of the family Felidae — the group that includes lions, tigers, jaguars and cougars. It is also the only member of that family that has been domesticated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An African wildcat (Felis lybica) rests on a rock in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Richard Flack, Nature Picture Library ...

The field of feline genomics has evolved rapidly over recent years, transforming our understanding of domestic cat breed diversity, evolutionary history and disease mechanisms. Advanced sequencing ...

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed. When you ...

When we think of the largest cats in the world, we might picture lions, tigers, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards, and so forth. When we picture the world’s largest domesticated cats, we might think of the ...