New research has overturned everything we thought we knew about cat domestication. Forget the theory that cats simply ...

WARNING: Some readers will find this content and pictures distressing. An investigation into the treatment of animals around ...

While keeping the long-dead crocodilian intact, McKnight and her team also “virtually” recreated the bronze hook lodged in ...

In ancient Egypt, mass cult ritual sacrifices of cats gave rise to the furry felines becoming human companions, according to ...

A reported attack by a caracal wild cat on Israeli soldiers has gone viral among social media users in the Arab world. Israeli authorities captured the animal after it attacked soldiers at a southern ...

For decades, researchers have theorized that ancient cats in and around Cyprus —  located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey —most likely followed early farmers and then “gradually got accustomed to ...

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Many families enjoy an outing to the zoo on a warm summer day. People have been fascinated with exotic animals since ancient Egypt. And although zoos have been delighting visitors for ages, are they ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

French. Egyptian camel and horse owners are leading a backlash against efforts to clean up the site of the famed Giza Pyramids, protesting against plans to push the animals and their handlers ...

The second global conference on Animal Welfare was convened by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) last year in Cairo, Egypt, from October 20 to 22. The conference had a dual purpose: ...