The world of literature is filled with tales and characters that have drawn inspiration from the majestic presence of big ...

A temple in China has found itself a real-life Lucky Cat, one that raises its paw on demand to give visitors a friendly high five. The moggy, often spotted with a gold chain around its neck, has drawn ...

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.

Despite our fascination with them, the number of big cats in the wild is declining. Lions currently occupy 10% of their historical range with less than 20,000 left in the wild. Snow leopards are ...

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 ...

About 7,000 years later, these companion cats spread to Europe through trade. But scientists have long wondered when and how feline friends arrived in China—where they’re currently the most ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennium ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers has ...