News articles tagged with 'cat'
Male sabertoothed cats were pussycats compared to macho lions
— 6 Nov 2009 10:35 | Geology and palaeontologyDespite their fearsome fangs, male sabertoothed cats may have been less aggressive than many of their feline cousins, says a new study of male-female size differences in extinct big... — full story
Tiny pump means pain relief for big cats
— 2 Sep 2009 10:48 | BiologyVeterinarians from the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo and the University of Tennessee have found a solution to the challenge of providing effective pain relief to some of... — full story
Extinct sabertooth cats were social, found strength in numbers
— 31 Oct 2008 18:06 | Geology and palaeontologyThe sabertooth cat (Smilodon fatalis), one of the most iconic extinct mammal species, was likely to be a social animal, living and hunting like lions today, according to new scientific... — full story
World's rarest big cat gets a check-up
— 31 Oct 2008 13:52 | EnvironmentThe world's rarest big cat is alive and well. At least one of them, that is, according to researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) who captured and released a female... — full story
Unveiling the mystery of parasite in marine mammals
— 2 Jun 2008 19:54 | BiologyResearchers at California Polytechnic State University have discovered what may be a clue to the mystery of why marine mammals around the world are succumbing to a parasite that is... — full story
Mane event: recombination in lion feline immunodeficiency virus
— 5 Feb 2008 00:05 | BiologyParts of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) isolated from wild lions have undergone substantial genetic recombination, says research published in the online open access journal BMC... — full story
The family tree of the cats rooted in Fertile Crescent
— 29 Jan 2008 16:27 | BiologyThe Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been identified as a 'cradle of civilisation' for humans. In a new genetic study, researchers at the University of California, Davis,... — full story
Domestic cat genome sequenced
— 1 Nov 2007 01:51 | BiologyA report that appears in the journal Genome Research details the first assembly, annotation, and comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome (Felis catus). The DNA of a 4-year-old... — full story
Researchers say sabercat bit like a pussycat
— 2 Oct 2007 04:55 | Geology and palaeontologyIn public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was... — full story
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