Name: This wide-ranging South American cat has many names. The most common one — “margay” — is French; this sounds similar to “maracaya,” a Brazilian
Tag: Cats
Writing Update
What? Don’t young lynxes drop by for wine tasting at your vineyard? I’ve got the last brand-new chapter of Meet the Cat Family! scheduled as
Species Facts: The Domestic Cat
Name: Images of Ancient Egyptian house cats go back thousands of years, but the oldest written mention of a domesticated cat is in Aesop’s Fables,
Species Fact: The Asiatic Golden Cat
It’s a good world. There are TWO golden cats out there: one in Africa and the other one that we’re going to look at today
Species Facts: The Leopard Cat
Wild cats react in different ways to us and to our modifications of the natural world. Marbled cats, for instance, have been seen walking along
Tracking Down Pseudaelurus
Good news! Aelurus means “waggy tail.” You’re welcome. It’s an early Greek word for the domestic cat. I think “Pseud-” was added in 1850 by
