The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed small wildcat, but it’s also one of the least ...

Soviet anthropologist Michael Gerasimov opens the tomb of Timurid Empire founder Timur and allegedly finds the inscription ...

Alley Cat Rescue encourages individuals to take inspiration from World African Wildcat Day to learn more about these amazing small wild cats and to support measures that protect AWCs. MOUNT ...

Pictured is a female of the subspecies F. lybica cafra in South Africa’s arid Kalahari. Image courtesy of Marna Herbst. In search of the common wildcat nobody knows Herbst carried out her study ...

An African wildcat doesn't look so different from a domestic cat. pum_eva/iStock via Getty Images Plus Based on its size and appearance, I initially presumed it was someone's pet inexplicably out ...

But not our feline companions. Every domestic cat — the lovable fur babies of the pet world — is descended from the African wildcat, a species so similar to our household pets that if you saw ...

A small wildcat called a serval has died after running loose for three hours in Vernon Hills Saturday night, according to Vernon Hills police. The serval was first seen around 7:16 p.m. on ...

Still, if you saw one from your kitchen window, your first thought would be “Look at that beautiful cat in the backyard,” not “How’d that African wildcat get to New Jersey?” Clearly ...