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Chevron has jumped on the direct lithium extraction bandwagon in the USA’s Smackover Formation in Texas and Arkansas.
The Afro-Asiatic wildcat. Credit: Animalia. The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed small wildcat, but it’s also one of the least studied.
Some of these characteristics might put you off considering this cat as a pet. But don’t let looks deceive you. This hybrid cat breed is playful, friendly, energetic, and is said to radiate dog-like ...
But whatever the exact origin story, we do know that “in evolutionary terms, [the domestic cat is] one of the most successful mammal species in the world,” Ottoni says.
The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed wildcat, but experts and information on the species are scarce. The species’ range is immense, stretching across ...
In the Canary Islands, domestic cats turn wild during mating season; we follow a red female who leaves her harbor-view home to find mates, only to encounter a volcanic eruption on her journey back.
Ancient Egypt Wooden Cats, Louvre Museum, Paris. Credit: Gary Todd, CC0 1.0 However, two new studies—one from the University of Exeter and another from University of Rome Tor Vergata —challenge this ...
Sean Doherty of the University of Exeter conducted a detailed examination of the Cyprus cat remains. Comparing them with over 2,400 wild and domestic cat skeletons, his team identified the Cyprus cat ...
"The Egyptian goddess Bastet … first appeared in the 3rd millennium BCE depicted with a lion's head, but during the 9th-7th centuries BCE she was increasingly represented with the head of an African ...
The oldest fully domestic European cat in their study dates to just before the Common Era, from Mautern, Austria — an imperial frontier town. Once inside Europe, cats spread fast.
You may hear “bobtail” and think wildcat, but this adorable breed is 100% domestic—and 110% cute. The American Bobtail’s hallmark is its shortened tail, which comes naturally to the breed.