Bobcats are the most common wild cat species in North America, with a minimum population of between 1.4 and 2.6 million nationwide, according to the Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management.

"A significant contribution to the puzzle." Earth's tiniest wild cat species captured on camera for the first time: 'Rare and sensitive' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Iberian Lynx population triples in ‘greatest recovery’ of cat species: Study The population for the rare wild cat grew from 648 in 2022 to over 2,000 today, the International Union for ...

Gold-ringed cat snakes (left), also known as Boiga dendrophila, is a yellow and black snake that's native to Asia. Black jaguars (right), also known as Panthera once, is a wild cat native to South ...

A European wild cat was nearly extinct. Now, it is making a comeback. The Iberian lynx is no longer classified as endangered, with one group calling it the “greatest recovery of a cat species ...

Black-Footed Cat Facts According to Big Cat Rescue, black-footed cats are the smallest wild cat species in Africa, or so it's widely believed. These little balls of fury only weigh between 2.4 lb ...

Urs Breitenmoser, co-chair of the IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group, welcomes the new research on the “understudied cat species.” He believes it will be useful in the ongoing reassessment of the ...

The wild cat was born in December 2017, and he found his forever home with Elena and her husband Andrey, 58, by April 2018. Despite being large predators, Gosha is kept inside like any ordinary ...

This elusive nature is no doubt one of the reasons sand cats have been so under-reported, says Breton. Although the species was first scientifically recorded in 1858 – after being spotted in the ...

Interestingly, in a poll of zookeepers, these African wildcats still rank as the friendliest among wild cat species today. In the reign of Thutmose III, 3,500 years ago, the city of Bubastis rose ...

Wild cats showcase a stunning diversity of eye colors, proving a mystery for researchers because most wild species are known to have narrow eye color schemes (usually black, brown or yellow). Eye ...