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![An illustration of Eusmilus, a now-extinct saber-toothed genus of nimravid that stalked prey in Europe during the late Eocene and early Oligocene epochs (about 37 million to 28 million years ago).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fxqak8GibXSpBeopfyAKj4-320-80.jpg)
Did cats really disappear from North America for 7 million years?
By Joe Phelan published
Here's the science behind the so-called "cat gap," a roughly 7 million-long period in North America in which there aren't any known cat fossils.
![Black and white cat hiding in a box_ALFSnaiper via Getty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KLmUFzdzU9C9dD4A39pjxH-320-80.jpg)
Why do cats love boxes so much?
By John Arnst published
It's an instinctual behavior for cats to seek out confined spaces, such as boxes, bags and baskets — Live Science explains why.
![House cats, as well as cheetahs, cougars and lynxes, can purr but can't roar, while other cats, such as lions, tigers and jaguars, can roar but can't purr.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AESHMNgFLdtaTbA7vsGjmn-320-80.jpg)
Why can't house cats roar?
By Jennifer Welsh published
Some big cats can roar loudly, but house cats can only meow and purr. Why is that?
![A Nathusius' pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus nathusii) in mid flight.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jxs5Xkm64qY5SW5vgeAK44-320-80.jpg)
Thumb-size bat makes record-breaking flight, gets killed by a house cat
By Harry Baker published
A record-breaking female Nathusius' pipistrelle bat traveled more than 1,200 miles from London to Russia, where it was recently killed by a local cat.
![Ash the cat walks into a Kanizsa square.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y3MgAunhy5XdQojedKNKEe-320-80.gif)
Cats love boxes so much they'll even sit in fake ones
By Charles Q. Choi published
Cats like boxes so much, they will even climb into the illusion of a box, scientists find.
![A mummified cat from ancient Egypt.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ikFSDmeUza6ecLisWVrRkT-320-80.jpg)
Why were the ancient Egyptians obsessed with cats?
By Benjamin Plackett published
If cats were loved, why were so many sacrificed?
![cat on a white background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uZGEDY7eoBY4C4hKwceyj9-320-80.jpg)
Why do cats have belly 'pouches'?
By Tyler Santora published
Cats have swinging "pouches" on their bellies, but that doesn't mean they're fat.
![Cat sitting next an empty food dish, looking up at the camera.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xFRBnHMPJL2ATWPgWYiT8K-320-80.jpg)
Cats are too socially inept to be loyal
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
A new study finds that cats, unlike dogs, will gladly accept food from people who are not nice to their owners.
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