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Five cats of different coat colors — orange tabby, black, tortoiseshell, white with odd eyes and brown tabby — sitting in a row looking at the camera

Behavior · Lead

13 Surprising Facts About Cats, Backed by Science

Cats can't taste sweetness, hear a mouse's ultrasound, bond with you like an infant, and rolling in catnip protects them from mosquitoes. 13 surprising facts — each with a specific peer-reviewed study.

7 min·last week

A tabby cat lounging comfortably in a cardboard box in a warmly lit living room

Why Do Cats Love Boxes? (And Why They Sit Even in a Square of Tape)

A cardboard box isn't a whim — for a cat it's a tool for coping with stress, a source of warmth, and a safe hideaway. We show what the research really says: from a shelter box experiment to cats sitting inside an optical illusion of a square. With an honest line between facts and overinterpretation.

6 min · 2 weeks ago

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Nutrition

Nutrition. BARF, RMB, supplements. What cats actually need to eat.

A grey cat sits between two bowls — one with raw meat, one with dry food — against a backdrop of macronutrient-triangle graphics

Protein-to-Fat Ratio in a Cat's Diet — Why 'Enough Protein' Isn't Enough When There's Too Much Fat

11 min · June 11, 2026

A mother cat eating from a bowl with three kittens copying her as they learn to eat — the critical 5-8 week window of life

Food neophobia in cats — why your cat "won't eat that" and how to change it

11 min · May 26, 2026

An anatomical cross-section of a cat showing the liver and muscle fibers — a visualization of gluconeogenesis and muscle breakdown under protein deficiency

Why Does Your Cat Digest Its Own Muscle When It Runs Short on Protein? Enzymes Stuck on "Always Max"

7 min · May 18, 2026

Health

Health. Senses, diseases, prevention. Research-backed.

A frame sequence inspired by Étienne-Jules Marey's 1894 chronophotography — a falling cat mid-rotation demonstrating the righting reflex

Why a Cat Lands on Its Feet

10 min · 2 weeks ago

A tabby cat in the dark with brightly glowing green eyes, lit by a single warm light source

How Cats See in the Dark — and Why No Cat Sees in Total Darkness

9 min · 3 weeks ago

A vet in blue gloves examines the teeth of a tabby cat

Cat Dental Health — the Silent Epidemic That's Easy to Miss

9 min · 4 weeks ago

Behavior

Behavior. Body language, evolution, everyday rituals.

A tabby cat with its head raised and eyes closed in warm light, calm — as if purring

An Algorithm Recognizes Your Cat by Its Purr 85% of the Time — by Its Meow, Only 63%

7 min · 3 weeks ago

A tabby cat with closed eyes nestled against a person's chest in a cream sweater

Why Cats Purr — and Why It Doesn't Always Mean Happiness

7 min · 3 weeks ago

A cat sleeping curled on its side in an elevated, safe spot — the topic of lateralisation and sleeping position

Why Does Your Cat Sleep on Its Left Side? What the Research Really Says About Feline Lateralisation

13 min · June 15, 2026

Breeding

Breeding. Breeding, rearing, hard facts.

A tortoiseshell cat with a ginger-and-black coat lying on a cream blanket in warm, natural light

Where Cat Colors Come From — the Coat Genetics Science Only Recently Cracked

6 min · 3 weeks ago

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