This story features photos from the National Geographic Photo Ark. Buy Photo Ark books and merchandise here. This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine.

The researchers identified the new species as a member of the genus Prionailurus—in other words, it was an ancient leopard cat, a type of small wild cat that’s still native to parts of Asia.

A caracal is the largest African small cat and is mostly considered a wildcat, aka desert lynx. These wildcats are endangered ...

The Pallas’s cat is a small wildcat, perfectly adapted to the harsh conditions typical of its habitat. Naturally secretive, it is rarely seen and little is known about it.

Small carnivores, such as foxes and wildcats, played a significant role in the diet of hunter-gatherers at the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Aḥihud in Israel.

Javon Small will walk off the team bus Saturday and head into Bramlage Coliseum. At that point, he is a young man who can move around freely. It will only be temporary. As the 23rd-ranked WVU men’s ...

Small was named to Sporting News' All-American team and thrice awarded Big 12 Player of the Week. The Wildcats should be conscious when matching up with Small. They just allowed Baylor guard V.J ...