Our housecats go by the scientific name felis silvestris catus and are all descended from a single species, the North African wildcat (felis silvestris lybica). I decided to learn more about this w… ...

・The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed small wildcat, but it’s also one of the least studied. The cat’s conservation status is listed as “of ...

In "The Cat’s Meow," Jonathan Losos explores the evolutionary mysteries that gave us the domesticated feline.

Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how The North African wildcat was the right species in the right place at the right time ...

Genetic analyses of modern housecats have already shown that all were derived from the African wildcat, Felis silvestris lybica. F. s. lybica is one of the five recognized subspecies of wildcats ...

While previous research has suggested that a single domestication event from the African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica) was the origin of tame felines, a lack of sampling in East Asia has left ...

To protect the African wildcat (Felis lybica) in South Africa, international partners are working to reduce interbreeding by sterilizing domestic and feral cats near the borders of Kruger National ...

African Wildcat Day was started by Alley Cat Rescue to bring worldwide awareness to the historical and ecological importance of the African wildcat species, Felis lybica.

An African wildcat doesn’t look so different from a domestic cat. (Image credit: Getty Images) Why the African wildcat?