The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) weighs between 0.9 and 1.6 kilograms at full adult size. A domestic cat typically weighs three to five kilograms. This wild feline fits in a human hand ...

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 ...

Fully grown rusty spotted cats can be mistaken for kittens even when they're fully grown. ©Martin Mecnarowski/Shutterstock.com Travel through certain jungles around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Conservationists in India are celebrating a rare and hopeful discovery after trail cameras captured images of ...

A baby rusty-spotted cat, born at a French zoo in 2010. The newly discovered fossil is thought to belong to the same genus as modern rusty-spotted cats, which are among the smallest felines in the ...

When it comes to wild cats, much of the spotlight gets put on nature’s largest and most fearsome, such as the lion or the tiger. But at the polar opposite end of the feline spectrum is the rusty ...

Kuda, who weighs less than 2.2lb (1kg), became the first occupant of the 16ft (5m)-high outdoor enclosure at The Big Cat ...

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 ...

Travel through certain jungles around the world and you’re likely to come across lions, jaguars, and many other ferocious cats. If you find yourself walking through the rainforests, caves, or ...