How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

N ew research suggests that domestic cats first appeared in China around 600 CE, likely arriving via the Silk Road trade ...

Skip to content viewer section. Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the predatory activities of the house cat (Felis catus) in Australia, focusing principally on the interactions of domestic ...

Vivienne Parry with the science behind Kipling's stories and the mysteries of felis catus. Readings by Samuel West. From 2013. Show more Do we keep cats, or do they keep us? The myths and the ...