Why do cats play with their tail? It’s a fair question from any cat owner – or, indeed, anybody who spends their time watching cat videos on the internet. This adorable and funny behavior is really ...

Source: Tony Harrison, via Flickr. A few years ago, Elizabeth Renner posted a cute video of her cat on Twitter. Renner, a psychologist at Northumbria University, had captured her cat expectantly ...

Cats have a reputation for being aloof (some may even say lazy) – but our new research has found they interact with their owners in surprising ways. What we discovered also shows how important this ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Cats can play fetch without training and are usually the ones to ...

Growing up, James Serpell had a cat named Mungo with a penchant for pencils. “If a pencil or pen was on the floor, the cat would bring them to us,” he says. Then Mungo would sit and wait, hoping for a ...

Dogs aren’t the only pets that like to play fetch—some cats do too, according to new research. Many kitties appear to have learned the behavior on their own, without any intentional training from ...