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Cats with smooshed faces can't express emotions, and it's all our fault
By Cameron Duke published
Flat feline faces are stuck in perpetual frowns.
The strange history of white tigers
By Patrick Pester published
A white tiger cub born at a Nicaragua zoo is the result of a rare genetic mutation with a strange history.
Jaguar kills another predatory cat in never-before-seen footage
By Nicoletta Lanese published
These predator-on-predator interactions are thought to be rare.
Hey guys: Stop snuggling with your cats (at least in photos) if you want a date
By Mindy Weisberger published
Can posing with a pet help men find dating success? Not if it's a cat, scientists say.
Last-known video of 'Tasmanian tiger' rediscovered
By Laura Geggel published
Rediscovered footage of a thylacine taken in 1935 is the last-known recording of the marsupial, which went extinct in 1936.
Outrageous 'Tiger King' zoo owners say they help tigers. Conservation experts disagree.
By Mindy Weisberger published
The sensational human drama of "Tiger King" dramatically downplays how tigers are harmed by unregulated captive breeding in unaccredited zoos.
'Mind-control' cat parasite has now reached Hawaii's parks
By Mindy Weisberger published
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii has been found on Oahu, Hawaii public lands for the first time.
Yellowstone study finds plague (yes, that plague) in nearly half of tested cougars
By Laura Geggel published
One of the plague victims was a 3-month-old cougar kitten.
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