Whether they're adopted from a shelter or rescued off the street, everything they know changes for the better when their ...

It’s the only domestic cat ... family,” says Dr. McCarthy. Rumor has it that the American Bobtail is the result of a cross between an ordinary house cat and a wild bobcat. This gorgeous orange ...

They say cats have nine lives. But ginger cats must have at least ninety. With all the wild, silly, and totally unpredictable ...

Recently, butlers to orange-colored cats got a bit of a shock when reading the news, as headlines began to call out their ...

After more than eight long years, a beloved family pet has finally returned home – and his story is one for the books.

Fortunately for orange cats, the mutation is in a non-coding part of the DNA, which means while it influences ARHGAP36 expression, it doesn't directly code for proteins. “This is key,” said ...

Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The gene that causes orange coloration in cats had been pondered for years, but never actually found—until now. Cats with ...

Orange cats may be known for their silly behavior, but two new studies are a step closer to understanding "the why" behind the furry felines' coloring. Two independent studies published on May 15 ...

After hundreds of years evolving, cats have reached what scientists say is "perfect" genetic form," which sounds like something a cat might say! But when it comes to coat color, lingering ...

The gene that causes orange coloration in cats had been pondered for years, but never actually found—until now. Cats with orange coats get them from a deletion (meaning a missing segment ...

The lost link in a gene called ARHGAP36 makes it so that the cells in orange felines produce lighter colors for their skin, eyes, and fur tone. In ginger cats’ melanocytes, the cells responsible ...