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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

One cat doesn't need anyone to look at him with a magnifying glass to find his special features, though: they speak for ...

Black Cat is one of Marvel's most popular anti-heroes, with a reputation as a master thief that has often put her at odds with Spider-Man and even the Avengers. But now, she's trying her hand as a ...

The story of how black cats became the furry face of the holiday is downright scary Halloween is supposed to scare you. It’s all malevolent witches, goblins, ghosts and shadowy beings haunting the ...

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 ...

MT. RAINIER, Md., Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alley Cat Rescue's African wildcat conservation program operates in South Africa to protect the unique wild cat species (Felis lybica) from hybridization ...

A cat owner from Canada revealed her pet's unusual hobby in a viral TikTok video and internet users can't cope with it. The clip shared in December by @itstheskibidikitty, shows the black cat sitting ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mwezi “Badru” Mugerwa is a Uganda-based ecologist and conservationist whose work is focused on biodiversity monitoring using camera traps in East ...