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Did you know that there's a genus of sabre-toothed cat called Yoshi?

Yoshi has a domed head that looks superficially like a cheetah's and species assigned to the genus have been found in Africa, Asia, and Europe.

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Black-and-white photos of a felid skull in top, bottom, left, right, front, and back views. There is a 5cm scale bar below the skull, showing that the total length is between 15-20 cm. From Spassov & Geraads, 2015.
April 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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The manul is known for having a lot of personality. New observations by MGL Mills in Cat News suggest that this big personality might include cooperative care of kittens! In India, two different adults were seen bringing prey to a den with kittens.

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Photo: Highland Wildlife Park
A small, fluffy kitten walks over some rocks. While the kitten looks similar to a domestic cat, their ears are very round and further down the side of their face, and their forehead is spotted rather than showing the classic tabby cat "M" shape.
February 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Lions are known for living in prides, but Asian lions have a slightly different social structure. They live in sex-segregated groups with male groups of 1-5 individuals and small female groups (2 females on average and their dependent cubs).

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Photo by Iurii Ivashchenko on Pexels
Two male lions on a green and brown patch of savannah. The male on the right is lying down with his paws curled up. The male on the left is sitting and appears to be yawning, showing his pink tongue.
February 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Where do cats even come from? Despite their unearthly cuteness, not outer space!

Cats belong to a family of carnivorous mammals called Felidae. The oldest know fossil cats belong to the genus Proailurus, which means "before cat." This specimen is about 20 million years old

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A skull and mandible of the fossil cat Proailurus lemanensis, viewed from the left side. The skull is somewhat broken and is missing much of the top of the snout and around the eyes, but the teeth and braincase are intact. The mandible is very well-preserved and looks almost like it came from a recent skeleton.
February 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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I think this will be a thing! I was not able to get my act together in time for last Caturday, but I will aim to start this weekend. I'll use the hashtag #CaturdayCatFacts and I guess make a feed?
handle.invalid Ashley Reynolds, Cat Lady PhD @handle.invalid · Feb 1
Related, I started doing Caturday Cat Facts over on Mastodon for a while but it didn’t really take off… would folks on here be interested in that? 🧪
jopabinia.bsky.social Jo Wolfe, PhD @jopabinia.bsky.social · Feb 1
Before *everything* I told @franzanth.bsky.social I would do a crab A-Z in Feb. Not sure if I still should, but:

A is for Aegla, the only genus in its family and the only fully freshwater false crabs. Endemic to S America, males fight with the palmar crests on their claws

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February 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM