In ancient Egypt, cats were revered as near-royalty, embodying grace, cunning, and pest control. Beyond practical uses, they ...

Then, a few thousand years later, cats spread out of ancient Egypt along maritime trade routes. Today, cats live on all continents except Antarctica. Scientists think wildcats began hanging around ...

BEIJING -- Archaeologists have unearthed the tiniest known cat fossil at an ancient human site in East China, identified as an extinct species of leopard cat. This diminutive feline was so petite ...

The significance of cats in ancient Egypt is vividly illustrated through art. Tomb paintings often feature cats in scenes of ...

Chinese scientists have found the fossilised remains of what could be the smallest cat ever discovered – in the same cave where a family of 20 people lived around 30,000 years ago. The lower jaw ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a collection of mummified cats and scarab beetles ... The vast burial ground served the city of Memphis - ancient Egypt's capital for 2,000 years.

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have unearthed the tiniest known cat fossil at an ancient human site in east China, identified as an extinct species of leopard cat. This diminutive ...