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Cheetahs battle raging river in stunning photo. Did they survive?
By Patrick Pester published
A photo showing a group of male cheetahs trying to cross a raging river in Kenya is part of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

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.

Frozen mummy of extinct cave lion is 'best-preserved ice age animal ever found,' researchers say
By Brandon Specktor published
Researchers have analyzed the mummified bodies of two extinct Ice Age lion cubs in unprecedented detail.

Biggest cats in the world
By Patrick Pester published
Countdown Big cats are found all over the world, from Alaska to China, and each one is ferociously unique. Here are the nine biggest cats alive today.

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.

Why were the ancient Egyptians obsessed with cats?
By Benjamin Plackett published
If cats were loved, why were so many sacrificed?

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.

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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