In true feline form, cats took their time deciding whether to jump into humans’ laps. In a new comprehensive study of the spread of domesticated cats, DNA analysis suggests that cats lived for ...

Researchers already knew that domestic cats (Felis catus) descended from African wildcats (Felis lybica). However, the exact time and place of their domestication remain hotly debated. The latest ...

The latest research suggests this process likely occurred in ancient Egypt or another region of North Africa. A dominant hypothesis placed cat domestication in the Levant, 12,000 to 5,000 years ago.

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Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed.

Cats are Very Friendly in Assassin’s Creed Origins By Richard Seagrave 6 November 2017 If you have cats yourself, or know someone who does, you’ll know they can be volatile little balls of fur.

BEIJING -- Archaeologists have unearthed the tiniest known cat fossil at an ancient human site in East China, identified as an extinct species of leopard cat. This diminutive feline was so petite that ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty participated on Monday, May 26, 2025, in a session held on the sidelines of the two-day US-Egypt Policy Leaders Forum, ...