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What's the difference between a leopard and a jaguar?Look closely at the spots to tell leopards from jaguars: there's a subtle clue.
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The history of cat domesticationDiscover the history of our feline friends, and learn about the debate over whether cats are really "domesticated" at all.
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Cats may have been domesticated much later than we thought — with earlier felines being eaten or made into clothesTwo studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed.
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33-inch-long 'woolly' mountain rat caught on camera for first time everThe world's second-biggest rat species — a gargantuan woolly beast — was caught on camera in the mountains of New Guinea.
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Cat quiz: Can you get a purr-fect score?Quiz Test your feline facts! Will you be a top cat or end up in the litter box?
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Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in bizarre, deadly fadYoung male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.
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Why do elephants have big ears?Elephants have the largest ears in the animal kingdom, and there's a practical reason for that.
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Scientists solve mystery of how orange cats got their coats — and why so many are maleResearchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and tortoiseshell cats.
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What's the difference between apes and monkeys?Primatologists explain how apes and monkeys differ.
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