Pet cremation

The cremation of humans used to be rare in America and Europe, but it is becoming more and more common. As it gains acceptance among humans,...

“Cats,” but not really

animals go by “cat” names but aren’t related to cats at all. Skunks are sometimes called “polecats,” while in Europe the “polecat” is a cr...

Everywhere but Australia

island , and its isolation from other land masses has resulted in wildlife very unlike the other continents. You probably are aware that man...

Pet on board

pet inside the home. The goal is that, if you yourself are absent or injured, emergency workers can tell that there are pets inside who nee...

Computer in your cat

idea of having microchips implanted in human beings so that each of us carries around identification (and other sensitive information) on a ...

Roaring and non-roaring

purr ), while the Panthera cats do roar (but can’t purr). Needless to say, your pet belongs to the Felis genus. Aside from the roar-purr div...

The in-between phase

Europe around 12 million years ago. This species was smaller than  Pseudaelurus though still larger than today’s house cat. Scientists ass...