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

"Sweet Abigail caught the eye of Barbara, who was looking for a new furry friend after the heartbreaking loss of her beloved ...

Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat breeding, a genetic mutation gave rise to the first orange cat. Days ago ...

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 ...

Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago ... orange X chromosome can present as tortoiseshell or calico. These mottled and patchy coats are a visual ...

Calico cats are some of our favorite multicolored cuties. Their spots and splotches are so fun, creating a distinctive look.

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 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 ...

Instead, most female cats with orange fur have patchy patterns — calico or tortoiseshell — that may include black and white. But where the mutation exists on the X chromosome, and how it gives ...

Female cats with one copy of sex-linked orange appear partially orange—with a mottled pattern known as tortoiseshell, or with patches of orange, black and white known as calico. That's due to a ...

She is as sweet as can be and loves to nap on my lap every chance she gets. A 7-year-old calico cat, Candy enjoys playing with my 9-year-old male black cat, Sparky. The two felines line up next to ...

Orange cats are so goofy that people joke that the chaotic kitties share one communal brain cell. But most of these domestic felines — along with multicolored calicos and tortoiseshells ...