If you live with a cat, you already know this: you think you’re in charge. I do. I have two feline maniacs as well as my two ...

Cat owners like to think they’re in charge, but their cats keep proving otherwise. Behavior experts say their tactics work because humans often respond without thinking, and the cat always seems to ...

Socks the tuxedo cat has not always had the easiest time in life. His ordeals are written on his body—a missing front leg, a lopped-off right ear. But don’t feel too bad for this thirteen-year-old ...

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go on safari in southern Africa. One of the greatest thrills was going out at night looking for predators on the prowl: lions, leopards, hyenas. As we drove ...

Meeaaaoow rises like a question mark before dawn. Anyone living with a cat knows their sounds: broken chirrups like greetings, low growls that warn, purrs stitched into sleepy conversation.

This is a story that goes back thousands of years. Originally, cats were solitary creatures. This means they preferred to live and hunt alone, rather than in groups. Most of their social behaviour was ...

This is an excerpt from The Cat: A Natural and Cultural History by Dr. Sarah Brown, a cat behavior expert with 30 years' experience working with cats and their humans, with rescue organizations, and ...

Some sounds are music to your cat’s ears, like the crackle of a treat bag or the pop of a wet food can. Others? Not so much. In fact, there are certain sounds cats hate so much they’ll bolt under the ...