Another reason for cats to feel smug: they can purr; while lions, tigers, and other animals with the ability to roar cannot.

This wasn’t always a mystery. If you had the misfortune of being a human being more than 10,000 years ago, there’s a decent chance you were intimately aware of what a saber-tooth cat sounded like.

The sound of a cat's meow is enough to cure anyone's blues. The best part is that no two meows sound exactly the same, so each meow is specific to each individual kitty. One Ragdoll kitten recently ...

Dakota Zoo visitors should be able to hear the big cats roar by next summer. A summer 2008 opening is planned for a new building that will house Siberian tigers and snow leopards. So far, $2.1 million ...

In four new picture books, lions, tigers and house cats stand in for young children as they rein in wild emotions or finally let out a roar. By Matthew Cordell When my daughter was 2, we were enjoying ...