house cats before Columbus arrived, there is some evidence that they had tamed a native cat called the jaguarundi. This long-bodied brown ...
Pet otter?
Can Felis silvestris mate with Felis catus?
The answer is yes, but you probably would not like the results. This is especially true of cases where a European wildcat tom impregnated a ...
“Whole” cats
A male cat who has never been neutered is called “whole.” While we might debate the subject of whether an adult male human can be happy and ...
The African wildcat
Felis silvestris lybica ranges over much of Africa but it has become rare. It is grayish-brown in color and has distinctive striping on the ...
“Fixing,” “spaying,” “neutering”
A female pet is spayed, which means her ovaries and uterus are removed. (Interestingly, it comes from the old French word espeer, meaning “t...
The antiwitch anticat mandate
demons consorted in the form of black cats with human beings. There’s no doubt that many of the so-called witches were innocent and there...
The Spanish wildcat
Felis silvestris iberia, resembles the Scottish wildcat but its coat is darker. Like its Scottish cousin, it has a heavier build than most h...
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