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

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

Discover the scientific breakthrough behind the signature orange fur in cats. Learn about the genetic factors that make the ...

Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the cats that roam our homes, ...

For all other animals, including redheaded humans, we know what causes this characteristic colour, but surprisingly, we ...

A kind driver rescued a calico cat trapped under the wheel arch of his pickup truck. Footage shows the good Samaritan ...

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 ...

Male cats have only one X chromosome, which they inherit from their mother. Since the mutation responsible for orange fur is ...

Analysis - Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair coloration in mammals: now, the genetic basis of their distinctive coat colour has been unveiled.

Orange cats are just cats, but if you ask anyone who's lucky enough to have one, they'll swear that the orange-ness makes a ...