Cat History

Cats in Religion

Fascinating Roles of Cats in Different Religions

Lila Rose

Whether revered, reviled, or simply ignored, cats have in general not been served well by religious beliefs. Being regarded as ...

Cats in Folklore and Fairy Tales

Cats in Folklore and Fairy Tales

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Clever and helpful, or devious and downright sneaky, the cats in traditional folk tales have a mixed reputation. The way ...

Cats in Literature

Cats in Literature

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For the most part, cats have been sidelined in adult literature, making appearances as major players largely in books for ...

Who Are Some of the Cutest Cats on the Internet Today in 2024?

Who Are Some of the Cutest Cats on the Internet Today in 2024?

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The internet has no shortage of cute cat content. People love watching funny feline antics and adorable cat pictures. In ...

5 Chilling Facts About Black Cats

5 Chilling Facts About Black Cats

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Whether you love cats or hate ‘em, we can all agree, no other cats have a rap quite like black ...

Cats in The New World

Cats in The New World

Lila Rose

With the beginning of the great voyages of discovery and colonization that set out from Europe from the 15th century ...

How Domestic Cats Spread

How Domestic Cats Spread

Lila Rose

Cats are world citizens and have come a long way from their roots in North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean. ...

From Wildcat to House Cat

From Wildcat to House Cat

Lila Rose

The story of the cat’s domestication is one of mutual appreciation, not servitude: early farming communities benefited from cats’ rodent-catching ...

Saber-toothed Cats

Saber-toothed Cats

Lila Rose

Since the time of the primitive cat-ancestor Cimolestes in the late Cretaceous, saber-toothed carnivores have arisen on three occasions in ...

The First Real Cats

The First Real Cats

Lila Rose

One of the earliest ancestors of our modern cats is considered to be a meat-eating mammal named Proailurus (meaning “before ...

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