# extinct species (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover extinct species. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cats recognize familiar BO and can spot strangers from the stink of their armpits and toes](https://www.livescience.com/animals/domestic-cats/cats-recognize-familiar-bo-and-can-spot-strangers-from-the-stink-of-their-armpits-and-toes) _2025-06-02 · Patrick Pester · Latest from Live Science in Domestic-cats_ Researchers have found that cats spend longer sniffing a stranger's odor than their owner's odor, suggesting they can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar humans from scent alone. ## [Cat quiz: Can you get a purr-fect score?](https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/cat-quiz-can-you-get-a-purr-fect-score) _2025-05-21 · Christina Hughes · Latest from Live Science in Domestic-cats_ Test your feline facts! Will you be a top cat or end up in the litter box? ## [Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck](https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/catquistadors-oldest-known-domestic-cats-in-the-us-died-off-florida-coast-in-a-1559-spanish-shipwreck) _2025-04-29 · Margherita Bassi · Latest from Live Science in Domestic-cats_ The 466-year-old remains of an adult and a juvenile cat are the oldest known in the modern-day United States, a new study finds. ## [The history of cat domestication](https://www.livescience.com/animals/domestic-cats/the-history-of-cat-domestication) _2025-03-30 · Marilyn Perkins · Latest from Live Science in Domestic-cats_ Discover the history of our feline friends, and learn about the debate over whether cats are really "domesticated" at all. ## [Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds](https://www.livescience.com/animals/domestic-cats/pet-cats-arrived-in-china-via-the-silk-road-1-400-years-ago-ancient-dna-study-finds) _2025-03-09 · Sascha Pare · Latest from Live Science in Domestic-cats_ How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago. ## [World's tiniest cat was a palm-sized tiddler that lived in China 300,000 years ago](https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/worlds-tiniest-cat-was-a-palm-sized-tiddler-that-lived-in-china-300-000-years-ago) _2025-01-15 · Emma Bryce · Latest from Live Science in Domestic-cats_ Scientists identified the tiny species of cat from a fossilized jawbone, which could date back as far as 300,000 years ago. ## [How do cats get their spots?](https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/how-do-cats-get-their-spots) _2024-12-14 · Ashley P. Taylor · Latest from Live Science in Domestic-cats_ Scientists have identified some of the involved genes behind cats' spots, but there's still a piece missing. ## [Over 40% of pet cats play fetch — but scientists aren't quite sure why](https://www.livescience.com/animals/domestic-cats/over-40-of-pet-cats-play-fetch-but-scientists-arent-quite-sure-why) _2024-09-04 · Skyler Ware · Latest from Live Science in Domestic-cats_ About 40% of cats play fetch with their owners, but it's not clear why.