Cats come in all shapes and sizes, but one domestic breed, whose origins are shrouded in mystery, stands taller than the rest ...

This is a remnant of the feral ancestry of the cat and fine camouflage ... The mackerel tabby pattern is found on most of the domestic breeds as a blend of form and appearance.

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.

Surely, she wasn’t understanding the climate change allegory, but her huge ears stood up straight as she gazed upon the heroic cat, and I caught her running up to the TV for a sequence in which ...