Snowy striped cats like King Zulu, which had been part of the zoo collection since the early 1980s, are splendid to behold, but the narrowly selective breeding necessary to produce them can weaken ...

International Tiger Day aims to bring together individuals, groups, communities and governments to join hands to save tigers.

This week's pet is Mugatu. A 13-year-old grey and white tiger-striped cat, Mugatu bears a slight resemblance to the villain in the 2001 film "Zoolander," who goes by the same name.

The DNA of an African white lion and white Bengal tiger revealed that both cats’ pale coats are due to mutations in a gene that also gives some domestic cats white fur.