Cats and many other mammals use secretions from anal sacs for scent marking. A new study from UC Davis shows that these smelly compounds are made not by the cat, but by bacteria living in the anal ...

Cats like many other animals use scent to communicate with each other. A new UC Davis study characterizes the range of scent chemicals from cats and the bacteria that make them. (UC Davis photo) Many ...

Most animals communicate using scent, but scientists have now uncovered that each cat's signal is based on the type of bacteria living in their butts. Every cat has its own unique cocktail of bacteria ...

Cats have always had a mysterious way of bonding with their humans, often making us wonder just how well they recognize us. New findings from researchers at the Tokyo University of Agriculture have ...

Domestic cats, like many other mammals, use smelly secretions from anal sacs to mark territory and communicate with other animals. A new study shows that many odiferous compounds from a male cat are ...

Many mammals, from domestic cats and dogs to giant pandas, use scent to communicate with each other. A new study from the University of California, Davis shows how domestic cats send signals to each ...