Cats are popularly known for their strong opinions, selective participation, and unmatched ability to judge from a distance.

Cats might enjoy a reputation as being more “low maintenance” than some pets, but just because your cat isn’t running up to you with a ball in his mouth, begging for a game of fetch, doesn’t mean he ...

Anyone with more than one cat in the house knows that the occasional spat or outright cat fight is going to happen. But sometimes it can be tricky to determine whether cats are fighting or just ...

Animal play is fun, fair, chaotic, and serious business. The many ways in which nonhuman animals (animals) play with one another continues to intrigue many people—researchers, citizen scientists, and ...

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Most cats play with just about anything for some amusement, but why does hair make your cat’s list of toys? Well, your hair ...

Growing up, James Serpell had a cat named Mungo with a penchant for pencils. “If a pencil or pen was on the floor, the cat would bring them to us,” he says. Then Mungo would sit and wait, hoping for a ...