Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennium ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers has ...

A domesticated feline at a temple in China has been dubbed the “high-five cat” because of the manner ... greets tourists by raising its paw to meet the palm of people’s hands.

New research suggests that domestic cats first appeared in China around 600 CE, likely arriving via the Silk Road trade route. The study, which analyzed 22 feline remains from 14 archaeological ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

A temple in China has found itself a real-life Lucky Cat, one that raises its paw on demand to give visitors a friendly high five. The moggy, often spotted with a gold chain around its neck, has drawn ...

Now, using genetic testing, researchers have discovered that pet cats likely arrived in China around 600 C.E.—over 1,500 years after their introduction to Europe. According to a study recently ...

The moggy, which wears a gold chain, greets tourists by raising its paw to meet the palm of people's hands. Xiyuan Temple in ...

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BEIJING: A domesticated feline at a temple in China has been dubbed the “high-five cat” because of the manner ... greets tourists by raising its paw to meet the palm of people’s hands.