When looking at the cat remains that were thought to have arrived to the West about 6,000 years ago, the researchers realized they were looking at European wild cats, not domesticated cats, which ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...

The scientists found that the wildcats lived alongside humans for some 3,500 years—but despite all that time, they were a ...

A new study finds the notoriously adorable trash bandits in urban areas are showing early signs of domestication.

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That resourceful "trash panda" digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance—it could be a living example of ...

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Videos of friendly, gentle foxes approaching humans, seemingly wanting to play, are going viral on TikTok. But just because a species is sociable doesn't necessarily make it domesticated. An urban red ...

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