Cat News

Posted August 19, 2011:

• Parasite Uses the Power of Attraction to Trick Rats Into Becoming Cat Food

Posted August 12, 2011:

• Bolstering Genetic Diversity Among Cheetahs

Posted August 2, 2011:

• Competition With Humans Responsible for Decline of New Zealand's Endangered Sea Lions, Study Shows

Posted July 20, 2011:

• Full Moon Indicates Impending Danger from Lion Attack, Study Shows

Posted July 13, 2011:

• Snow Leopard Population Discovered in Afghanistan

Posted July 5, 2011:

• Fisher Decline Documented in California

Posted June 28, 2011:

• Twenty-Four Species of Carnivores Confirmed for Borneo

Posted June 13, 2011:

• Early Exposure to Pets Does Not Increase Children's Risk of Allergies, Study Finds; Evidence Suggests It May Actually Reduce Likelihood

Posted June 10, 2011:

• Significant Litter of Cheetah Cubs Born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Posted May 31, 2011:

• Diagnosing Stomach Disease in Pet Reptiles

Posted May 26, 2011:

• Secret Lives of Feral and Free-Roaming House Cats Tracked

Posted May 24, 2011:

• Dual Parasitic Infections Deadly to Marine Mammals

Posted May 17, 2011:

• Cockroach Allergens in Homes Associated With Prevalence of Childhood Asthma in Some Neighborhoods

Posted May 12, 2011:

• Cats Pass Disease to Wildlife, Even in Remote Areas

Posted May 3, 2011:

• Marsupial Wolf or Tasmanian Tiger? Extinct Australian Thylacine Was More Cat Than Dog, Researchers Find

Posted May 2, 2011:

• Giant Hummingbirds: Running a Little Hot, but Not on Empty

Posted April 26, 2011:

• Flame Retardants at High Levels in Pet Dogs, Study Finds

Posted April 1, 2011:

• West and Central African Lions Are Genetically Different from Those in East and Southern Africa

Posted March 31, 2011:

• Cat Allergy Vaccine Safe and Effective, Study Suggests
• Aimless Proteins May Be Crucial to Disease

Posted March 21, 2011:

• How Different Strains of Parasite Infection Affect Behavior Differently

Posted March 17, 2011:

• Intervention Offers 'Best Chance' to Save Species Endangered by Climate Change, Expert Argues

Posted March 16, 2011:

• Rare Andean Cat No Longer Exclusive to the Andes

Posted March 15, 2011:

• Maquipucuna Cloud Forest in Ecuador Yields New Species of Yeast

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Toxoplasmosis: The Strain Explains Severity of Infection

Posted March 9, 2011:

• Cell Component Involved in Triggering Cat Allergy Identified

Posted March 3, 2011:

• Mapping Urban Food Deserts
• For Birds, the Suburbs May Not Be an Ideal Place to Raise a Family

Posted March 2, 2011:

• Eastern Cougar Is Extinct, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Concludes

Posted February 23, 2011:

• 3-D Structure Required for Function of Some Vital Cell Transporters Resolved

Posted February 22, 2011:

• T. Rex More Hyena Than Lion: Tyrannosaurus Rex Was Opportunistic Feeder, Not Top Predator, Paleontologists Say

Posted February 11, 2011:

• Miscarriage Parasite Rare in Norwegian Dairy Herds

Posted February 4, 2011:

• The Brain Knows What the Nose Smells, but How?

Posted January 25, 2011:

• Asian Tiger Numbers Could Triple If Large-Scale Landscapes Are Protected

Posted January 22, 2011:

• Delving Into the Past of a Big Cat: Clouded Leopard Redefined

Posted January 4, 2011:

• On the Trail of a Stealthy Parasite Biologist Shows Why Some Strains of Toxoplasma Are More Dangerous Than Others

Posted January 3, 2011:

• Even Healthy Cats Act Sick When Their Routine Is Disrupted

Posted December 28, 2010:

• Protein Helps Parasite, Toxoplasma Gondii, Survive in Host Cells

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Parasite and Bacterium Illustrate Convergent Evolution: Both Hijack Cells' 'Post Office'

Posted December 8, 2010:

• Shoo, Fly! Catnip Oil Repels Bloodsucking Flies

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Sumatran 'Tiger Map' Reveals Tiger Population Higher Than Expected

Posted November 27, 2010:

• Dogs Have Bigger Brains Than Cats Because They Are More Sociable, Research Finds

Posted November 25, 2010:

• Online Atlas Shows Climate Change Impact on Forest Distribution Patterns in Iberian Peninsula

Posted November 24, 2010:

• Tigers and Polar Bears Are Highly Vulnerable to Environmental Change

Posted November 18, 2010:

• Paw Prints and Feces Offer New Hope for Saving Tigers

Posted November 11, 2010:

• Cats Show Perfect Balance Even in Their Lapping

Posted November 8, 2010:

• Engineered Plants Make Potential Precursor to Raw Material for Plastics

Posted November 2, 2010:

• BPA Levels in US Foods 1,000 Times Less Than Limits, Study Finds

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Why the Leopard Got Its Spots

Posted September 30, 2010:

• Dog Ownership Is Associated With Reduced Eczema in Children With Dog Allergies

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