Viral ‘high-five cat’ draws big crowds to temple in China
Its owner has since decided to pause the temple visits, which almost always turned out like a fan meet. Read more at ...
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China’s First Domestic Cats Took the Silk Road 1,400 Years Ago, New Study Finds
Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...
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New study reveals domestic cats arrived in China via the Silk Road around 600 CE
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 ...
Top dogs: China spends big on its ageing pets
Spending on pets hit Rmb300bn ($42bn) last year, up 7.5 per cent on the previous year, according to a report by pet sector ...
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Cat spotlight: Big Toe and Madumo
from pandas in the bamboo forests of China to polar bears in the frozen North, but another family of animals ignites my passion more than any: big cats. My interest in big cats stretches back to ...
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Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds
This painting from the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest depictions of a cat from China, dating to 168 B.C. Markings on the cat's fur suggest it's a leopard cat, not a domestic cat.