It seems that domestic cats were not the first felines to live with humans, a study undertaken in China has revealed. In fact, the cats we are most familiar with they only arrived in the region via ...

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The origins of domestic cats — centuries before they conquered the world’s sofas and internet memes — have long been murky. Now, ancient DNA is helping to fill in the blanks, and the findings shake up ...

A research team led by Professor Luo Shujin from the School of Life Sciences has uncovered a surprising chapter in the history of cats in China. Through ancient DNA sequencing of feline remains ...

Filmmakers discuss their experiences living on location with Africa's three big cat families. Filmmakers of "Big Cats, Small World" share their remarkable experiences living alongside Africa's three ...

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 ...