When people think about wild cats, attention usually drifts towards the giants. Tigers, lions and leopards tend to dominate documentaries, conservation campaigns and public imagination. Yet most of ...

Hidden deep within the ancient rainforests of Chile lives one of the world's most mysterious felines. The kodkod, also known as the guiña, is the smallest wild cat in the Americas, weighing less than ...

The rusty-spotted cat is prone to being killed by vehicles due its small size, among other factors, say researchers.

When people think of wild cats, they often picture the most famous big cats like lions, tigers, and leopards. Yet some members of the cat family are so small that they could easily be mistaken for a ...

THIS year might see the cloning of two more cat species. Conservationists are attempting to clone the black-footed cat, a small and elusive species native to southern Africa. Next on the list is the ...

There are 41 recognized cat species in existence, 34 of which are so-called "small cats." Truly wild-born cats face many challenges to their environments and food supplies that could lead them to ...

Big cats get the lion’s share of our attention. We admire their power, felicity of movement, and striking coats of spots and stripes. But the majority of cat species alive today are small – there are ...