Lions avoid humans unless resources get scarce

A new study investigates lions' interactions with humans in a diminishing habitat.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 17, 2023 • ~5 min

Can animals give birth to twins?

Animals often give birth to litters of more than one offspring at a time. But are those babies twins?

Tracy Jaffe, Assistant Clinical Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University • conversation
Sept. 11, 2023 • ~7 min

Are big cats prowling the UK? What science tells us

When big cats are around, they leave big clues behind them.

Egil Droge, Researcher of Conservation, University of Oxford • conversation
Aug. 25, 2023 • ~7 min

Are big cats prowling the UK? What the science tells us

When big cats are around, they leave big clues behind them.

Egil Droge, Researcher of Conservation, University of Oxford • conversation
Aug. 25, 2023 • ~7 min

Did sabertooth tigers roar or purr?

The shape of a few small bones may be the key to what sounds—a mighty roar or a throaty purr—a sabertooth tiger made.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Aug. 22, 2023 • ~6 min

Want to help Maui's animals after the wildfires? Send cash, not kibble

Animal shelters and other organizations that support pets and their owners after disasters will still need help months after the media has moved on.

Sarah DeYoung, Disaster Researcher and Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 • ~10 min

Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here's how

Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.

Jonathan Losos, William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis • conversation
Aug. 3, 2023 • ~10 min

Why declawing is really bad for tigers

"...declawing a cat is not like trimming our fingernails; rather, it is removing part or all of the last bone of each digit."

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 • ~5 min

Feral cats in busy areas shed more toxoplasmosis parasites

Wild and feral cats in populated areas release more toxoplasmosis parasites, a new study finds.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
June 22, 2023 • ~4 min

Birth control for cats is effective, but ‘ahead of its time’

A single dose of a naturally occurring hormone prevented ovulation and conception in female cats for at least two years. Could help control the population of millions of unowned outdoor cats.

McKenzie Ridings • harvard
June 6, 2023 • ~6 min

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