Dog breeds that are especially vulnerable include various types of terriers, boxers and bulldogs; in cats, it’s Persians, ...

Cats with a gene type associated with mixed breeds may purr more at their human companions than those without, according to a ...

Think you know big cats? Think again. From snow leopards that can’t roar to lions that sometimes grow manes only halfway, ...

"Big cats" are living members of the genus Panthera. There are five big cat species, including lions and tigers. They are found on most continents — including Africa, Asia and South America ...

Gladiators fighting lions is among the more enduring ... found in a Roman-era cemetery to bite marks made by modern-day big cats—and discovered it was clearly made by either a lion or a leopard.

"Predatory animals—above all big cats but also sometimes other animals ... this man to the arena where we believe he may have been fighting for the entertainment of others, but it is remarkable ...

Prof Tim Thompson, the forensic expert who led the study, said this was the first "physical evidence" of gladiators fighting big cats. "For years our understanding of Roman gladiatorial combat and ...