Ginger cat lovers have long wondered how their feline friends came to have such unique colouring. The incredible appearance ...

Scientists have confirmed that there is something unique about ginger-hued domestic felines. In a new study, Stanford ...

From Tama, Japan's most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving, ginger Garfield, cats with orange fur are ...

Researchers found the gene and genetic variation behind orange fur in most domestic cats, solving a decades-long mystery.

Scientists from Kyushu University have identified the long-sought “orange gene” behind ginger fur in domestic cats—a deletion ...

Researchers already had a rough idea of where in the cat genome to look: the X chromosome. That’s because the vast majority of orange cats are male; male cats carry only one X chromosome (the other ...