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Is your cat vocal? It might be a gene thing

Some cats are quiet, while others meow loudly for attention. What makes the difference may be buried deep in their genes. If you've ever shared your...

28.06.2025 90

BBC

Grace Carroll

Is your cat vocal or quiet? The explanation could be in their genes

Scientists have found a gene that is linked to noisier cats.

24.06.2025 7

The Conversation

Grace Carroll

How dogs and cats are evolving to look alike and why it’s humans’ fault – new research

Human fashion can be as powerful as millions of years of evolution – and it’s harming our pets.

02.05.2025 4

The Conversation

Grace Carroll

Do cats make good therapy animals? The new trend showing felines may be more complicated than we realise

Therapy dogs aren’t for everyone.

22.04.2025 7

The Conversation

Grace Carroll

The ‘bully cats’ bred to resemble American bully dogs and how fashion is creating mutant pet breeds

Pedigree cat breeding has long had its controversies but a new trend for cats bred to look like American bully XL dogs could be one of the most...

16.10.2024 3

The Conversation

Grace Carroll