Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

In this episode of Candid Animal Cam meet the African black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), one of the continent’s rarest and most lethal predators. Found only in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana, ...

Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological ...

The black-footed cat is a bit different than usual wild cats. It has pink skin, like a house cat. Its paw pads and fur around the bottom of the paw are black, which is what gives it its name. They are ...

The first time Mwezi Mugerwa saw the African golden cat, he didn’t know what it was. While reviewing camera trap footage at Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, the conservation ...

Black Cat's Twin Kittens Grow Up to Look Exactly Like Mom And People Can't Get Over It originally appeared on PetHelpful. The woman who brings a child into the world may be their biological mother, ...

Black cats have it rough from the start, through no fault of their own. If you live in the US or Canada, you've probably heard that black cats are bad luck, and that crossing paths with a black cat is ...

The BriefAn African Serval cat that escaped from a Berks County wildlife center in November was hit and killed by a car.Threecats escaped during a windstorm that toppled a tree and destroyed part of ...

To celebrate, we wanted to share some fun facts with you from an animal specialty hospital: 1. Although a black cat crossing your path supposedly signifies “bad luck,” in some countries, it’s the ...

The Oscar-winning animated movie "Flow," which stars a black kitty, may be causing an increase in black cat adoptions. Superstitions about bad luck have often caused these felines to be overlooked. Oh ...