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Did you know that ear mites in cats can cause severe complications? Learn about ear mites and how to treat and prevent these parasites from infecting your cat.
Discover the benefits of probiotics for cats and dogs. Learn how these supplements boost digestive health, improve immunity, and enhance overall well-being in pets.
How many cat years to human years are there? Our cat age chart shows how cat years work. How old do cats live? What’s the cat average lifespan? Use our cat years calculator to find out.
Explore the quirks with cats and aluminum foil! From training tips, to safety, let’s dive into the unique feline reactions and alternative training tricks.
Learn how to teach a cat to fetch, find out if cats play fetch, and discover the best cat fetch toys. Finally, acquire all you need to know about cat fetch training.
Learn how to get a cat to sleep in its bed and the best beds for cats. For cat sleeping, do cats need beds? What’s the best kitten bed, the best bed for cats, and how to make a cat bed?
Learn how to distinguish between cats playing and fighting through clues like body language, vocalizations, and intensity. Understand turn-taking, context and when intervention is necessary.
Learn how to pick up a cat, how to hold a cat, and discover how holding a cat can be good for you! Knowing how to carry a cat is essential. And do cats like to be held?
A top cat behaviorist is a cat expert who specializes in cat behavior therapy and can help you fix your cat’s behavioral problems. Read this guide to learn more!
Cat drooling and cat excessive drooling - discover when cat drooling is a problem and learn why do cats drool. Find out if your cat drools when happy or when being petted.
Read this guide to debunk the myths about cats' training. Is cat training a real thing? Are cats trainable at all, and are dogs easier to train than cats?
Genome engineering using CRISPR offers novel solutions for controlling invasive alien species, but its efficiency for eradicating harmful vertebrates is yet to be tested. In a new study, researchers confirm that genetic biocontrols could...
Conservationists have conducted the first comprehensive review of national laws across the range of the jaguar (Panthera onca) to show opportunities for strengthening legal protections of the largest cat species found in the Americas.
Thirteen genetic variants associated with disease in cats are present in more pedigreed breeds than previously thought, according to the largest ever DNA-based study of domestic cats. However, these variants are declining in frequency in...
Anyone who has seen a cat experience catnip knows that it makes them go a bit wild -- they rub in it, roll on it, chew it, and lick it aggressively. It is widely accepted that this plant, and its Asian counterpart, silvervine, have...
High-resolution microscopy now enabled an international research team to enlarge the knowledge about species-specific differences of the architecture of cortical neurons.
Deep in the forests of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in India lives Eublepharis pictus, also known as the Painted Leopard Gecko -- a colourful gecko species that only now revealed its true identity. Previously confused with a similar...
Many doctors caution their pregnant patients to avoid cat feces; even the family pet's litter box is off-limits. Now a group of researchers from Clemson University have discovered a promising therapy for those who suffer from...
Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a new study. This study connects microplastic pollution in the ocean with land-based,...
Researchers have discovered that common herbicides and some of their derivatives can kill the parasite Toxoplasma gondii when it infects human cells in a petri dish, without harming the cells themselves.
Dogs and cats may be exposed in their homes to a potentially toxic group of chemicals, with their discovery in the pets' stool being a sign of health issues for humans living with them, a new study shows.
Lions typically aren't keen on making new friends. The giant cats guard their territory fiercely and can mortally wound a foe with a single swipe. While aggression is an advantage for apex predators in the wild, it poses real challenges...
Three expeditions led an international research to the Cordillera de Kutukú, an isolated mountain range in Ecuador, to find just one specimen of the previously unknown species. The find in the Amazonian side of the Andes underlines the...
Age may be just a number, but it's a number that often carries unwanted side effects, from brittle bones and weaker muscles to increased risks of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Now, scientists have shown that they can safely and...
A study has confirmed what is believed to be the first published account of the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a house cat. The viral sequence was a close match to strains circulating in the Philadelphia area at the same time,...
An analysis of data from more than 11,000 older Japanese adults suggests that seniors who own a dog may be at lower risk of disability than those who have never been dog owners.
An experiment in Panama's Parque Natural Metropolitano and Gamboa revealed that agoutis were less likely to disperse and pilfer seeds in sites where ferocious felines roam.
A new study shows how the three-dimensional scaffolding of chromosomes is related across several species of carnivores, offering a new approach of 'comparative scaffotyping' that could be used to identify related genes across species and...
New research links notches on lion teeth with snare traps, revealing significantly more poaching in conservation areas than previously estimated. Researchers used photos of trophy-hunted lions and leopards -- especially of their teeth --...
Researchers at UBC's faculty of forestry analyzed data from a global data set drawing from 8,671 camera trap stations spanning four continents. They found more mammal diversity in survey areas where habitat had a protected designation --...
A genetic and geographic analysis of variants of SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes COVID-19 -- and related viruses in humans and animals may provide evidence of interspecies transmission worldwide.
New research suggests free-roaming cats are likely to blame in the spread of the potentially deadly Toxoplasma gondii parasite to wildlife in densely populated urban areas.
A team creates a new way of redefining New Zealand sea lions' habitat. The work will help take the surprise out of coming across sea lions on a forest hike.