Felinology

Felinology^[a] is the study of cats.^[1] The term is of Latin-Greek origin and comes from the Latin word felinus (of cats, feline) and the Greek -logos (science). Felinology is concerned with studying the anatomy, genetics, physiology, and breeding of domestic and wild cats.

A bicolor cat

Famous Felinologists

• Desmond Morris
• John Bradshaw
• Temple Grandin
• Jean Mill
• Leslie Lyons

Notes

1. also occasionally known as felidology