identified as an extinct species of leopard cat, at an ancient human site approximately 300,000 years old in east China's Anhui Province, according to People's Daily. The fossil was excavated from ...

Scientists had previously speculated that leopard cats were actually independently domesticated in China: In the over-5,000-year-old village of Quanhucun, researchers once found remains of small ...

This painting from the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest depictions of a cat from China, dating to 168 B.C. Markings on the cat's fur suggest it's a leopard cat, not a domestic cat.

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennium ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers has ...