Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat ...

After wandering into a couple's shed to find a safe place to sleep, a stray calico cat won their hearts, and now he has a ...

Caramel’s story: This big, gorgeous girl is a calico beauty queen. She’s a happy, friendly cat who would like to be your one ...

“Babe, let’s go away somewhere, you know, last minute.” Yes. I almost left him. Last minute? Pardon? Hello? Has he met me? We ...

Researchers identified an unusual genetic mutation in orange domestic cats that has not been found in any other animal, ...

Researchers in Japan say they have unlocked a long-standing mystery about the color of calico cats, known for their black, white and orange fur. The team includes Sasaki Hiroyuki, distinguished ...

From Tama, Japan’s most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving, ginger Garfield, cats with orange fur are both cultural icons and beloved pets. But their distinctive color comes with a ...

A Japanese research team led by Kyushu University professor Hiroyuki Sasaki has said it discovered a gene that determines the color patterns of the tricolored calico cat, known in Japan as mike neko.

Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have pinpointed the X-linked mutation behind orange fur in house cats.

It has been known for decades that it is genetics that gives orange tabby cats their distinctive colouring, but exactly where ...

From Tama, Japan's most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving, ginger Garfield, cats with orange fur are both cultural icons and beloved pets. But their distinctive color comes wi ...

Garfield, Puss in Boots, Aristocats' Toulouse – cultural icons maybe ... Getty Images Calico and tortoiseshell cats with mixed colourings are more likely to be female Although couched in ...