Embed from Getty Images Sometimes cats groom each other for friendly reasons … but sometimes not: Morgane Van Belle, another cat behavioral scientist at Ghent University and the study’s lead author, was observing her own cats, Fabio and Giovanni, interacting over a favorite napping spot in the sun and noticed something. “I saw these weird…

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Embed from Getty Images Cats leave meals unfinished not merely because they’ll full, but sometimes because of the meal’s scent: A research group led by Professor Masao Miyazaki at Iwate University, Japan, has now shown that domestic cats may stop eating not only because they are full, but also because smell plays an important role…

Cats are endlessly fascinating, and among their captivating qualities is an ability to land on their feet. An article in The New York Times describes the latest scientific findings: In a paper, published last month in the journal The Anatomical Record, researchers offered a novel take on falling felines. Their evidence suggests new insights into…

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Just as some animals have been naturally fossilized, it’s possible for some animals to be naturally mummified. Thousands of years ago, that’s what happened to some cheetahs on the Arabian Peninsula: In 2022 and 2023, Ahmed Al-Boug — a wildlife biologist at the National Center for Wildlife in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — and his colleagues…