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cats

Cats cost Australia A$6 billion a year by spreading diseases

Health

Cats cost Australia A$6 billion a year by spreading diseases

Toxoplasmosis and cat scratch disease, which spread parasites and bacteria, cost Australia billions each year in lost productivity and medical costs

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mountain lion

Life

Mountain lions in Los Angeles are so inbred they have L-shaped tails

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Beautiful close-ups of endangered big cats make real catwalk look tame

Life

Beautiful close-ups of endangered big cats make real catwalk look tame

Regulars

Why you should worry about your pet’s ecological footprint

Environment

Why you should worry about your pet’s ecological footprint

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Life

Why cat people and dog people's personalities match those of their pet

Features

Cat ignores its owner

Life

Pet cats know their names they just sometimes prefer to ignore you

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A black panther

Life

Wild black leopard photographed in Africa for first time in 100 years

Regulars

A cat hunts a rat

Environment

Cats are actually useless at catching rats - they prefer smaller prey

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Silhouette of a person lifting up their cat

Life

Gluten-free dogs? Pets deserve better than this evidence-free fad

Comment

A cat by the roadside

Humans

Prolific ‘M25 serial killer’ beheading cats is an old feline foe

Time to end the scare over hundreds of headless pets that sparked a police inquiry and much anguish among cat owners, says Stephen Harris

Comment

Earth

Wild animals are turning nocturnal to keep away from humans

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Life

We could lose 40,000 species by 2100 due to climate change

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Life

Leopards that live in cities are protecting people from rabies

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Earth

Cute cats the size of kittens are seeing their homes destroyed

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