Cat News

Posted November 24, 2009:

• Dramatic Decline Found in Siberian Tigers

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Decline in Russian Tigers Renews Calls to End All Trade in Tiger Parts

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Anchovy Parasite Hazard Varies Depending On Origin Of Fish, Study Finds

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Male Sabertoothed Cats Were Pussycats Compared To Macho Lions

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Notorious 'Man-Eating' Lions Of Tsavo Likely Ate About 35 People Not 135, Scientists Say

Posted October 29, 2009:

• American Physiological Society Endorses Report On Random Source Dogs And Cats

Posted October 11, 2009:

• No Place Like Home: Africa's Big Cats Show Postcode Preference

Posted October 9, 2009:

• Owners Should Count Calories For Obese Pets, Consider Several Factors For Good Health

Posted September 13, 2009:

• Are Tigers 'Brainier' Than Lions?

Posted September 2, 2009:

• Tiny Pump Means Pain Relief For Big Cats: Vets Modify Implant To Give Pain Relief After Surgery

Posted August 23, 2009:

• Friendly Gut Bacteria Lend A Hand To Fight Infection, Study Suggests

Posted August 13, 2009:

• Conserving Big Cats Works: South African Leopard Field Study Yields Encouraging Results

Posted July 28, 2009:

• 121 Breeding Tigers Estimated To Be Found In Nepal

Posted July 13, 2009:

• House Cats Know What They Want And How To Get It From You

Posted July 6, 2009:

• Once-a-Month Pill For Both Fleas And Ticks In Dogs And Cats

Posted July 3, 2009:

• Oscar The Bobcat – Hit By A Car – Is On The Road To Recovery After Surgery

Posted June 26, 2009:

• Chemical In Blood May Explain Susceptibility To Bladder Pain

Posted June 23, 2009:

• How Big A Role Does Chance Play In The History Of Life?

Posted June 18, 2009:

• Hunters Are Depleting Lion And Cougar Populations, Study Finds

Posted May 25, 2009:

• Knowledge Of Epigenetics Helps Scientists Develop Tool To Study Deadly Parasite’s Histone Code

Posted May 22, 2009:

• New Species of Yeast Discovered in Amazon Jungle

Posted May 8, 2009:

• From Rats To Humans: Around Thirty Europeans Infected With Cowpox Virus By Their Pet Rats

Posted April 19, 2009:

• Parasite Breaks Its Own DNA To Avoid Detection

Posted April 16, 2009:

• Red Pandas Reveal An Unexpected (Artificial) Sweet Tooth

Posted April 14, 2009:

• Gene Targeting Discovery Opens Door For Vaccines And Drugs

Posted March 31, 2009:

• Nine Lives: Cats' Central Nervous System Can Repair Itself And Restore Function

Posted March 27, 2009:

• Good Dog/Bad Dog: Geriatrician Notes Dangers Of Pet-Related Falls

Posted March 11, 2009:

• Toxoplasmosis Parasite May Trigger Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorders

Posted March 6, 2009:

• Cats' Eye Diseases Genetically Linked To Diseases In Humans

Posted February 27, 2009:

• Tigers Get A Stimulus Plan
• Critically Endangered Cheetahs In Algeria Snapped With Camera Trap

Posted February 23, 2009:

• Specific Protein Is Crucial To Reproduction Of Parasites Involved In Toxoplasmosis Disease

Posted February 11, 2009:

• Jaguar Spotted In Central Mexico For First Time In 100 Years

Posted February 2, 2009:

• Tigers 'Took The Silk Road' To Russia

Posted January 31, 2009:

• Surprising Lion Stronghold Uncovered In War-Torn Central Africa

Posted January 30, 2009:

• Dog Owners More Likely To Share Germs With Pets By Not Washing Hands Than By Sleeping With Dog

Posted January 24, 2009:

• Food Choices And Location Influence California Sea Otter Exposure To Disease

Posted January 14, 2009:

• Might Migrating Birds Have Infected The Svalbard Arctic Fox With Parasites?

Posted January 13, 2009:

• Mink Control Vital To Save Water Voles In Britain
• While The Cat's Away: How Removing An Invasive Species Devastated A World Heritage Island

Posted December 28, 2008:

• College Students Find Comfort In Their Pets During Hard Times

Posted December 16, 2008:

• Molecules In The Spotlight

Posted December 4, 2008:

• Dogs Chase Efficiently, But Cats Skulk Counterintuitively

Posted November 7, 2008:

• Unraveling Lion's Natural History Using Host And Virus Population Genomics

Posted November 3, 2008:

• World's Rarest Big Cat Gets A Check-Up

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Extinct Sabertooth Cats Were Social, Found Strength In Numbers, Study Shows

Posted October 29, 2008:

• 'Cheshire Cat' Escape Strategy In Response To Marine Viruses

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Diversity Of Trees In Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest Defies Simple Explanation

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