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

Barsh and his colleagues saw that all 145 orange cats they studied, as well as 6 calico and tortoiseshell cats (which also ...

However, 48 of these variants also appear in some breeds that don’t have orange or calico fur, so they can’t be linked to orange fur color. This allowed Barsh’s team to narrow it down to ...

Public health officials are investigating two possible cases of H5 bird flu in cats that ingested recalled raw milk in Los Angeles County. According to the county Department of Public Health ...

In this video, a calico cat displays curiosity about one of those swinging-ball desktop toys that you have most definitely seen, and it proves to be just as distracting for her as it is for anyone ...

If you want a life full of stress and chaos, get an orange cat. They'll really make things interesting. And by interesting we mean totally unhinged. Just take one orange cat who had his owner SO ...

Finally, the geneticists have identified the gene behind the marmalade coloration in domestic cats after 60 years of searching. Two teams of researchers found any fiery-hued fuzz on our beloved clawed ...

Orange cat via pexels. Calico and tortoiseshell cats are a fascinating example of genetic expression. Their mixed colors result from the random activation of one X chromosome in each cell. This ...