Strawberry leans in to nuzzle her feline friend, and the Tabby responds with full-body affection, headbutting, purring, and ...

Cats are a lot of things, but they usually aren't polite. Well, we didn't think so until we saw Figgy Puddin' of the United Kingdom, the absolute cutest dwarf tuxedo cat. She's not just super, super ...

Santa Rosa Plaza is about to get some cuddly new tenants with this weekend’s opening of a cat adoption lounge. Mini Cat Town, a San Jose-based nonprofit that helps feline friends find their forever ...

A cat looks at the camera at Mini Cat Town on California Avenue in Palo Alto on Nov. 18, 2025. Photo by Seeger Gray. The unmistakable smell of cat litter hits you first. Then, the chorus of meows.

A cluster of cats nap in a cat cave bed as another checks out the situation at the Mini Cat Town kitten lounge at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto on Jan. 6, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney.

For many people, pets are the new kids, and a lot of people treat their fur babies like humans. There's a name for this: Anthropomorphism, the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to an ...

In a cave in eastern China, an exceptional fossil has been uncovered: that of a prehistoric cat so small it could have fit in the palm of a hand. This rare discovery opens a new window into the ...