Wild Chinese mountain cats aren’t the ancestors of domestic cats, but the two types of felines still swap genes. The wildcats’ DNA is inscribed on the genes of some pet cats living on the ...

An intrepid team of biologists embarked on an extensive genetic survey of Chinese cats to determine the true identity of the Chinese mountain cat, an enigmatic feline that inhabits a swath of the ...

A Chinese mountain cat photographed in a field of grass. Song Dazhao, CFCA A new genetic study involving the elusive Chinese mountain cat of the Tibetan Plateau has determined that this wild ...

Genomic evidence for the Chinese mountain cat as a wildcat conspecific (Felis silvestris bieti) and its introgression to domestic cats. Science Advances , 2021; 7 (26): eabg0221 DOI: 10.1126 ...

The Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti) is a little-known felid found only on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in northwestern China. The species was first photographed in the wild in ...

The Chinese mountain cat specimens - the largest-ever collection from across the species' range - included feces, blood, skin tissues, dry pelts, and skulls, while the Asiatic wildcat samples ...

XINING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Infrared cameras have captured rare footage of Chinese mountain cats in Qilian Mountain National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the park administration said.

[Photo/Xinhua] Photos of snow leopards and Chinese mountain cats sparked a surge in public interest in the two endangered species last week when a deputy from Qinghai province showed them to ...

An endangered Chinese mountain cat ( has been identified as the mystery poultry thief in Huangci village, Yongjing county, the reports. After villagers complained that their poultry were being ...

A Chinese mountain cat captured by an infrared camera in Jiuzhaigou, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo/Chinanews.com] The Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti), a national first-class ...

FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - We know that the domestic cat has distant relatives that roam the earth - lions, tigers, cheetahs and mountain lions. Less familiar are the 38 distinct species in the ...