In July 16 it was World Snake Day which is appropriate because on the Facebook page of Save the Daintree Rainforest they featured a photograph of a huge scrub python which was crossing the road at Cape Tribulation in the … Continue reading →
As all species of cat are incredibly similar, the starting point is that there are very few differences between the serval and the domestic cat. The biggest difference is going to be the obvious fact that the serval is a … Continue reading →
There are five cat species which commit infanticide which is defined as the ‘intentional killing of infants’. On this page I am referring to the adults of cat species who kill their infants (filicide) and/or the infants of other parents … Continue reading →
I expect that you know the answer to both parts of the question, and I would also expect you to say yes to both parts. But it’s not quite as straightforward as that. Actually a fifth of UK cat owners … Continue reading →
The question as to whether feral cats look different to non-feral cats is on the face of it straightforward but it can be a little bit tricky to answer properly. This is partly because feral cats can be at various … Continue reading →
I’m going to have to put my own spin on it but I’m referring to an article in The Times newspaper by the philosopher John Gray who is, I guess, promoting his new book Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning … Continue reading →
Fighting aficionados want to know who would win in a fight between a domestic cat the size of a Rottweiler and a Rottweiler. An important aspect of the question is that it refers to a “domestic cat”. Arguably, domestic cats … Continue reading →
Would you like to know the carbon footprint of your domestic cat? Or dog or goldfish? You might not but you can find out the carbon footprint of almost anything in a new book, How Bad Are Bananas? written by … Continue reading →
Although the shooting of domestic cats (cats owned by individuals) occurs across the planet to varying degrees, I would like to pick up on two countries where it can happen and where, quite frankly, it is legalised through national legislation. … Continue reading →
They are 99% the same in terms of anatomy and behaviour.
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