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People in China lived alongside 'chicken-killing tigers' long before domestic cats arrived
Leopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe via the Silk Road.
Most modern dogs have wolf DNA from relatively recent interbreeding. Here's which breeds are the most and least 'wolfish.'
About two-thirds of modern dog breeds carry some wolf ancestry introduced within the past few thousand years.
Wolf stealing underwater crab traps caught on camera for the first time — signalling 'new dimension' in their behavior
A video has revealed never-before-seen behaviors in wolves that could mark the first case of tool use in a wild member of the wolf and dog family — and it was all for some crab bait.
A decade-long chimp war ended in a baby boom for the victors, scientists discover
A deadly conflict between rival groups of chimpanzees in Uganda led to comprehensive victory and a bounty of territory and food — does it show why humans go to war?
Why do some cat siblings look so different?
Normally, siblings resemble each other. So why does a litter of kittens often come in a variety of colors?
Scientists discover new type of lion roar
Researchers used artificial intelligence to analyze more than 3,000 recordings of African lions and found that the animals have an "intermediate" roar as well as a "full-throated" roar.
'A forest with bonobos has never been so quiet': Most extreme case of violence in 'hippie' species recorded, with females ganging up on male in unprecedented attack
Female bonobos routinely form coalitions to stamp out threats from males, but the level of violence in this attack was unprecedented.
Can you speak cat? Scientists develop quiz that reveals how well you understand our feline friends
Cats are excellent at communicating, but humans still routinely misunderstand them.
Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don't have herpes, university says. But are they dangerous?
Authorities have killed several lab monkeys that escaped from an overturned truck in Mississippi. The rhesus macaques were initially thought to be diseased and dangerous, but that's not necessarily the case.
