Domestic cat news, features and articles

Mother cats nurse kittens, but can older cats safely lap up milk?

As many pet owners will attest, when their cat prepares to pounce, it does a little butt wiggle first.

Those white socks are there because of genetic mutations and domestication.

Here's the science behind why cats lick themselves, as well as other animals and even humans.

Several key genes dictate whether a house cat will have stripes, spots or neither.

Meowing is a tool to get you to do their bidding.

Researchers compared the skulls of domesticated house cats to the skulls of their closest wild ancestor, and found that cat brains are definitely shrinking.

How do cats navigate around rooms in the dark?

Cats create "mental maps" using audio cues, scientists have discovered. This enables cats to spatially orient unseen companions, an ability that was previously unknown in felines.

Cats may be able to remember the names of cohabitating cats — but it depends where they live, new research suggests.