A purring cat is one of the most pleasing sounds in the animal kingdom. Typically, it means your kitty is happy, relaxed, and ...

The zoo said Olive, a Pallas's cat, died unexpectedly. After testing, it was found that she had died from toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease. "Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic ...

The zoo announced Wednesday the unexpected passing of their Pallas’s cat, Olive. Pallas's cats are small wild felines with long and dense fur, rounded ears and long bushy tails. After her ...

Releasing captive big cats sounds like the ethical choice—but what happens when they can’t hunt or fend for themselves? Should zoos be forced to return them to the wild, even if it means they ...

The classic movie The Sound of Music celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2025, but beyond its milestone celebrations this year, there are several experiences inspired by the famous flick that fans ...

Cats are too cute for their own good, even when they've been through it. In fact, a cat with a backstory and a few scars to show for it literally only gets cuter. It's a little crazy! On Saturday, ...

So it might come as no surprise that another of the main asteroids—Pallas—is in a class all its own except for the 300 or so members of its "family" with similar orbital profiles and ...

Domestic cats have been living alongside humans for an estimated 10,000 years, first as rodent control and then as the couch-warmers we know and love. A far cry from the lone predator lifestyle of ...

Cats have some of the most sensitive hearing among land mammals. They can detect sounds ranging from 50 hertz to approximately 80,000 hertz. Unlike most mammals, whose middle ear has a single chamber, ...

This group of 90-year-olds were tired of being lonely, so they started a podcast ...