Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological sites throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia for over 10,000 years, indicating ...

Human history is etched into the DNA of domesticated animals, which is when we bend the evolutionary trajectory of species to serve our own purposes. We primates have domesticated many animals, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat ...

When you think about Europe, images of large wildcats are not what first comes to mind. Thousands of years ago, however, the story was different. Leopards, lions, and even cheetahs were once thought ...

Cats have acquired a reputation for being, well, aloof. Despite their seemingly solitary nature, many domesticated cats coexist peacefully — more or less — with other felines in households, animal ...

The ancestors of our furry cats and dogs once looked similar to today's modern mongoose, a mammal with a long body and small, ...

Although the popular trope commonly depicts cats and dogs as animals that don't get along, a man's viral video of his own pets proved the opposite. TikTok user @sobolmatthew shared the video, which ...