It depends on the animal in question and the location.

A surprising number of exotic birds are OK to own in California. With the exception of the aforementioned Quaker parrot, all ...

Can you own a racoon in Arizona? What about hedgehogs, fennec foxes, capybara and more. Here's what to know about owning ...

Rare cat breeds often serve as luxury status symbols, with kittens fetching $1,000 to $6,000 upfront from reputable breeders.

Pudge, a 3-year-old exotic short-haired Persian cat, rose through the ranks this fall from humble house cat to internet ...

Hundreds of cats, from purebreds to rescues, competed for glory at the world's largest cat show in Cleveland, Ohio. A cat owner from Mithra Cattery gives her Persian cat a massage after a long day at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. “Cats were depicted in ancient Egyptian iconography as tabby ...

An ex-Jets player saw his two exotic cats escape from his West Baltimore home — triggering unsuspecting locals while the pair prowled the city streets in the snow. The long-legged African servals were ...

A new study by researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the University of Naples Federico II shows a domestic cat's purr reveals far more about its individual identity than its meow.

A new study overturns previous findings that domestic cats originated thousands of years earlier. An African wildcat (Felis lybica) rests on a rock in Kruger National Park, South Africa. So far, ...

Residents on the 2400 block of Eutaw Place in Reservoir Hill — less than a mile from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore — were shocked Friday morning to see two large cats roaming along sidewalks and ...