Recent genetic and archaeological studies suggest that house cats are wilder than we think. By Ferris Jabr, 2015.

It has taken a while for scientists to piece together the riddle of just when and where cats first became domesticated. by David Zax, 2007.

Images of cats from across the Smithsonian collections.

Listen to a cat purr and find out about types of cats.

This free-to-use set features images of cats found in Library of Congress collections. Staff "experts" contributed their favorite photos, posters & illustrations.

When it comes to cats, the question is not how long they have been domesticated, but whether they have ever truly been domesticated at all. By whenderson, 2019.

According to a recent study by Claudio Ottoni, cat domestication took place in two strains, but all domestic cats have a common ancestor: the North African / Southwest Asian wildcat, Felis silvestris lybica.

Cats have different ways of communicating with other cats and with humans.

A comprehensive survey of cat genes suggests that even after felines wandered into our lives, they remained largely unchanged for thousands of years. By Casey Smith, 2017.

Kittens learn how to purr when they are a couple of days old.