Today, the UK's only remaining wildcat population lives in the Highlands of Scotland but, despite being given protected ...

Cat lovers are invited to a cat gathering this weekend in Natick like no other. New England Meow Outfit Inc. will hold its annual cat show, including a Cat-and-Owner Costume Contest. The contest is ...

England may have been knocked out of the World Cup, but that doesn't mean the team is going home empty-handed. Dave, a stray cat befriended by some of the players at the hotel they were staying at, is ...

England’s unlikely World Cup mascot will be watching the Lionesses from his forever home as Dave the cat settles into his new surroundings. While football might not have come home from Qatar, stray ...

You've heard of dog shows, but have you heard of cat shows? That's right. There's a cat show coming to town. The Cat Fanciers' Association will be presenting the New England Meow Outfit (NEMO) cat ...

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the domestic cat, which has the scientific name Felis catus, originated in North ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. In the 1860s, the cats of England were suffering from a major image problem.