The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed wildcat, but experts and information on the species are scarce. The species’ range is immense, stretching across ...

・ 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 ...

Researchers already knew that domestic cats (Felis catus) descended from African wildcats (Felis lybica). However, the exact time and place of their domestication remain hotly debated. The latest ...

African wildcats (scientifically known as Felis lybica) are often mistaken for household cats since they have sandy, rusty-red or grey tabby coats.

Images by Petro Kotze. The domestication of Felis lybica Paleogeneticist Claudio Ottoni wouldn’t describe himself as a cat person, and his work takes place far from the wild.

The wildcat ancestor Felis silvestris lybica proved particularly adept at chasing off grain-eating rats in the Fertile Crescent, and early farming communities were likely first to domesticate the ...

All domesticated cats today descend from a wildcat species, Felis silvestris lybica, that originated in Africa and the Middle East. Scientists believe these cats followed rodents that were after human ...

LAPD detectives are investigating a burglary at Brad Pitt's Los Feliz home Wednesday night, law enforcement sources confirmed to CBS News Los Angeles.

Brad Pitt's Los Feliz home was burglarized Wednesday evening. LAPD reports three suspects entered through a window and fled with property. Investigation ongoing ...

A Los Angeles house an official said was burglarized Wednesday evening is owned by Brad Pitt, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation.