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

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

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 ...

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

Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair coloration in mammals: now, the genetic basis ...

WITN is working with Saving Graces 4 Felines to find cats and kittens fur-ever homes. Today’s sweet treat of a cat is pumpkin ...

What exactly gives some of our furry friends their signature orange fur? Geneticists say it's actually been a mystery for more than 60 years -- until now.

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