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When you think about Europe, images of large wildcats are not what first comes to mind. Thousands of years ago, however, the story was different. Leopards, lions, and even cheetahs were once thought ...

Domestic cats introduced from the Near East and wildcats native to Europe did not mix until the 1960s, despite being exposed to each other for 2,000 years, according to two research papers published ...

For decades, scientists believed that domestic cats arrived in Europe alongside early human farmers migrating from Asia. However, groundbreaking genetic research now shows that cats actually spread ...

Have you ever wondered how the domestic cats you see around your home first arrived in Europe? For centuries, historians assumed that these familiar companions spread alongside early farmers thousands ...

If you have ever lived with a cat, you might be familiar with the phrase or the feeling that nobody really owns a cat, they own you. Perhaps that is because scientists consider household cats to only ...

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There are so many things to love about European shorthair cats that it's little wonder they're so popular. The kind of kitty that will thrive in almost any living situation, they get along beautifully ...