When people picture a deadly hunter, they usually imagine something large and intimidating. In reality, one of the most efficient predators on Earth is smaller than many house cats.

South American ecosystems evolved in isolation, shaped by predators very different from those found in Africa. Introducing large African animals would create encounters prey species are not ...

By María de los Ángeles Orfila Under cover of night, a black-footed cat moves almost invisibly through the grasses of southern Namibia, hunting small rodents, birds and insects. Barely a third the ...