Owner plays mahjong outside, gets call saying home is on fire Cute cat creates chaos, emerges unscathed, becomes live-steaming star A cat in China has used up one of its nine lives after ...

On March 4, 2025, in Sichuan, China, a video shared online captured a playful moment between a cat and its owner. In the video, the owner lies in bed, gently tapping the cat’s head. Refusing to ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennium ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers has ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This painting from the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest depictions of a cat from China ...

A domesticated feline at a temple in China has been dubbed the “high-five cat” because of the manner in which it greets tourists who are flocking to the site seeking good luck. The moggy ...

A temple in China has found itself a real-life Lucky Cat, one that raises its paw on demand to give visitors a friendly high five. The moggy, often spotted with a gold chain around its neck, has drawn ...

Cats that are currently popular as pets are originally known as ' domestic cats,' which are domesticated European wildcats. Research by the Institute of Genomic Diversity and Evolution at Peking ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.