What many people think of as ‘play’ may not be play at all. In fact, these interactions could cause cats stress.
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When it comes to animals they love, many owners have ‘weight blindness’.
A new study isolated DNA from the tumours of 500 cats across 13 different tumour types and mapped the sequence of 1,000 genes often found mutated in human cancers.
Cats are excellent at communicating, but humans still routinely misunderstand them.
Cats are safer indoors. But if they’re used to roaming freely, containing them can cause problems – here’s what you need to know.
There are many unhelpful stereotypes about cats. Veterinarian Anne Quain explains how seeing things from the perspective of these complex creatures can help everyone get along.
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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