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AI is shedding new light on the 12,000-year conversation between cats and their humans, suggesting that house cats wield a ...

Although it is more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners, report Mikel Delgado from ...

Felis catus, which has an honoured place in a quarter of Canadian homes, should fit squarely in the category of domestic animal. Yet many people still think of domestic cats as semi-wild.

As far as categorizing cats as "alien," the institute noted that "Felis catus" was domesticated probably around 10,000 years ago in the cradle of the great civilizations of the ancient Middle East ...

The Polish Academy of Sciences has defined the house cat (felis catus) as "alien" as it was domesticated in the Middle East and has deemed cats as "invasive" due to the "negative influence of ...

Whether you are lucky enough to have a cat companion or must merely live this experience vicariously through cat videos, Felis catus is a familiar and comforting presence in our daily lives.

They found that 125 species had the fluorescent properties that allow them to glow in the dark under a UV light, including the domestic species of cat (Felis catus).

More information: Yume Okamoto et al, Association between androgen receptor gene and behavioral traits in cats (Felis catus), PLOS One (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324055.

It was already known that the felix catus genome is not so different from the felis silvestris, but Warren did find some differences from the tiger, especially in areas of behavior.