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 ...

From the wild ones to those that roam around your living room, cats come in all shapes and sizes. But what about the other side of the scale? What is the smallest cat in the world? Here is what you ...

At first glance, you might mistake the rusty-spotted cat for a kitten that never grew up. With its huge eyes, delicate paws and compact frame, it looks impossibly small to be a true predator. However, ...

Wild cats are a diverse family of felines ranging from large predators like tigers to small, elusive species. Among them, the rusty-spotted cat stands out as the world’s smallest and tiniest wild ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Seriously. Look at this guy. It doesn't get ...

The rusty-spotted cat, the tiniest (and lightest) cat on Earth, has covered new ground. A few weeks ago, it was spotted in West Bengal, a northeastern Indian state bordering Bangladesh. According to ...

Scientists placed the extinct species, which may date back more than 300,000 years, in the same genus as modern leopard cats in Asia Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent A baby rusty-spotted cat, born ...