Whether you love them or hate them, you can’t deny that cats are interesting creatures. Cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping. That’s about 13-16 hours a day. In 2004, French archaeologists ...

People tend to think they’ve got cats figured out—aloof, affectionate when it suits them, maybe a little dramatic around a closed door. But behind those behaviors are dozens of details that often go ...

Deciding whether to let your cat outside is a tough and personal choice faced by every new cat owner. You might like to picture your feline friend frolicking freely in the great outdoors, true to his ...

One of the main reasons that humans domesticated cats is their ability to hunt and kill rodents like rats or mice in order to prevent them from eating human food supplies. While this is not the main ...

Feral and stray cats gather for breakfast at a colony in Medford on Sept. 29, 2025. Justin Higginbottom/Jefferson Public Radio Rogue Valley animal shelters are often at capacity, desperately trying to ...

Psychologist Zazie Todd makes the science of dog and cat behavior widely accessible and teaches pet guardians how to use positive, force-free methods.