The house cat (Felis catus) slunk into China in the eighth century. But long before that, the ancient Chinese were by no means catless. Modern house cats are descendants of the African wildcat (Felis ...

Endangered Species Day has been around since 2006, focusing on education and conservation regarding species that have had a population decline. It is a lovely coincidence that it was on Endangered ...

Today, domestic cats have long become one of the most common pets in Chinese households, in both cities and rural areas. Yet a newly published study of ancient DNA reminds us that the "era of domestic ...