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![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.
![A gray persian cat clings to a bannister](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c92h9mR8QhSaJ3dm5LQ4ac-320-80.jpg)
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.
![A sleeping white tiger cub](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3zL7BMdBwpx2xeBw2Tfb8-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Black and white image shows a jaguar carrying an ocelot by the neck away from a watering hole](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kebJbaS5jdMZecqxgqrxcj-320-80.png)
Jaguar kills another predatory cat in never-before-seen footage
By Nicoletta Lanese published
These predator-on-predator interactions are thought to be rare.
![Cat photos can be cat-astrophic for your love life.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p3F5Yjb94V57gDxmCHi86k-320-80.jpg)
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.
![A screenshot of the newly unearthed thylacine footage.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tXCaynsprefTfRxj2eyefQ-320-80.jpg)
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.
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