Bengal has discovered the world's smallest and lightest wild cat, the rusty-spotted cat, in its Purulia district. This ...

In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a kitty cat that didn’t elicit a drawn-out “awww!” But we’ve gone ahead and upped the ...

Scientists identified the tiny species of cat from a fossilized jawbone, which could date back as far as 300,000 years ago.

This story features photos from the National Geographic Photo Ark. Buy Photo Ark books and merchandise here. This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Witness how winter floods bring both opportunity and hardship, testing their survival abilities in Big Cats, Small World, premiering Wednesdays, January 22-29, 2025. Learn more about lions ...