Two new, preliminary papers identify a gene related to a cat’s coloration. The work also explains why tortoiseshell and ...

After 60 years of searching, geneticists have finally identified the gene behind the marmalade coloration in domestic cats.

Cats are innate masters of physics. They can leap extraordinary distances to climb things or while hunting. They have split ...

After 60 years of research, scientists have discovered the gene responsible for orange fur in cats, finding that it is linked ...

Now, two studies have finally identified the genetic key to this mystery, solving a puzzle first theorized in 1912. The studies, conducted independently by Japanese and American research teams, have ...

Most of us are very familiar with the unique and eye-grabbing orange, black, and white coloring of the famous calico cat. But, what causes this coloring pattern? Is it a result of breeding and ...

Almost every breed of cat has the potential to fall into the calico category. The term basically means that they are tricolor ...

"She’s a calico, I had my money on her the second I saw her lol," one person wrote. "My roommate has a 55 lbs. Aussie and I have an 11 lbs. black cat. He bows down to her and is terrified of her ...