How did the domestic cat evolve? I am going to answer this without reference to anyone’s work. Anyone is free to add information in comments. The first domestic cat was a North African wild cat and domestication happened around 10,000 … please continue reading
We don’t know when ocelots were discovered because it happened at a time before science and record keeping was developed and the classification of the species had taken place. You’d have to go back perhaps hundreds of thousands of years … please continue reading
Trixie was her name; quite a modern name for cat who kept her owner company in the Tower of London from 1601-1603. Trixie belonged to the Third Earl of Southampton, Henry Wriothesley. Queen Elizabeth I imprisoned him we are told. … please continue reading
Domestic dogs vary in size much more that cats because they have been selectively breed for a much longer time. With a head start of thousands of years the relentless selective breeding of dogs has forced their sizes to new … please continue reading
Why was the cat domesticated? The advent of farming was the reason why the wild cat came to be domesticated. As Dr Morris says ‘there would have been no taming of the cat before the Agricultural Revolution’. This happened during … please continue reading
This is a list of cat breeds in alphabetical order with the date they were created and the place of origin. You will see variations on this information on the internet. This also applies to this site because the origins … please continue reading
Are cheetahs big cats? The one word answer is no. The term ‘big cats’ loosely refers to size. They are unified by the fact that all four big cats roar. Their anatomy allows it. please continue reading
There are five types of tabby cat coat with many variants due to selective breeding over many years. On this page you will see illustrations of the five types of tabby coat together with full descriptions and some history. please continue reading
The naming of this very attractive all-brown purebred cat is perhaps the most confusing of all the cat breeds. As you might expect the breed is named after the Havana cigar no matter how you wish to analyze it. please continue reading
This very nice French cat breed’s origins and history are confusing. The connection with the Carthusian monks appears to have been fabricated to add mystique to the breed. It was probably created by selectively breeding random bred cats and that is certainly the case after WWII. please continue reading
