The African wildcat is more than just a fierce predator—it’s the ancestor of all domestic cats. Thousands of years ago, these elusive felines began living alongside humans, forging a bond that ...

It likely sported a short, all-white or partly-white coat—like most Chinese house cats today—and a long tail, and its ancestors probably came from Kazakhstan. Today's domestic cats are ...

Domestic cats have been living alongside humans for ... A far cry from the lone-predator lifestyle of their ancestors, today millions of cats worldwide live within human families.

dating to 168 B.C. Markings on the cat's fur suggest it's a leopard cat, not a domestic cat. | Credit: Hunan Museum Collection Database. China's first pet cats arrived in the country around 1,400 ...