Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists have unearthed the smallest cat species ever to roam the Earth. They found a lower jaw and two teeth from a ...

A baby rusty-spotted cat, born at a French zoo in 2010. The newly discovered fossil is thought to belong to the same genus as modern rusty-spotted cats, which are among the smallest felines in the ...

Scientists have uncovered the fossil remains of a tiny feline species smaller than a house cat from an ancient cave in eastern China. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say the feline ...

There are 41 recognized cat species in existence, 34 of which are so-called "small cats." Truly wild-born cats face many challenges to their environments and food supplies that could lead them to ...

Of course, all cats start out small. But which are the cat breeds that stay small? Depending on your living situation, a physically small cat may be important. These small cat breeds are just what you ...

While black market sale of jaguars, tigers and other big cats has been carefully tracked for decades, trade in small and medium-sized felines has gone largely undocumented. Many are threatened or ...

Big cats get the lion’s share of our attention. We admire their power, felicity of movement, and striking coats of spots and stripes. But the majority of cat species alive today are small – there are ...