Those are the times a little upbeat music and a strong cup of coffee save the day. One Persian kitten's angry-looking ...

Thanks to a combination of genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence, scientists have uncovered that the Persian ...

The African wildcat was first tamed in ancient Egypt some 4,000 years ago, marking the beginning of cat domestication. Cats were domesticated for their mystical importance and pest-controlling ...

Half domestic cat, half wild jungle cat African Serval—100% mischief ... looks like it should be sipping tea and judging your life choices, it was probably a Persian. These luxurious, flat-faced ...

Or perhaps you know someone who swears they can still hear their childhood cat moving around the house ... night as the ghosts of fallen Greek and Persian soldiers continue to do battle.

But what is Nowruz, and why do people celebrate it? Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, a holiday that's been celebrated for several millenniums, according to the ...

It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know. By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz, the Persian New Year, began on Thursday, kicking off a celebration of life ...

There are about 4 million stray pets in South Africa and global animal welfare ... showed nearly 90% of dogs and cats were unsterilised. Without effective sterilisation interventions, one hundred ...

(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad) Shiite Muslim women pray on the other side of a curtain at the shrine of Peer Syed Mehndi on Nowruz, Persian New Year, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, March ...

The Akron-based nonprofit is dedicated to saving pets at risk of euthanasia, providing them with medical care, rehabilitation and ultimately, a second chance at life. Among the latest arrivals are ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An Iranian man holds up a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival ...

Achraf Hakimi's Morocco, Mohamed Salah's Egypt and Andre Onana's Cameroon are all top of their 2026 World Cup qualifying groups heading into the fifth round African qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa ...