A kind driver rescued a calico cat trapped under the wheel arch of his pickup truck. Footage shows the good Samaritan ...

In an extended 3-minute 45-second version of the clip, the cat was seen taking a seat again a second time, apparently after ...

Two new, preliminary papers identify a gene related to a cat’s coloration. The work also explains why tortoiseshell and ...

Gayoung Lee is a science journalist from South Korea, now based in New York. Her main interest lies in exploring the unlikely ...

We are the FureverHome Cat Sanctuary in Romania. With over 350 rescued cats and 74 dogs in our care, we are overwhelmed daily by rescue requests. What started as two siblings rescuing abandoned and ...

After 60 years of research, scientists have discovered the gene responsible for orange fur in cats, finding that it is linked ...

Now, two studies have finally identified the genetic key to this mystery, solving a puzzle first theorized in 1912. The studies, conducted independently by Japanese and American research teams, have ...

For all other animals, including redheaded humans, we know what causes this characteristic colour, but surprisingly, we ...

Analysis - Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair coloration in mammals: now, the genetic basis of their distinctive coat colour has been unveiled.

Some 200 stray cats living at a historic seaside fort in Puerto Rico inspired 2000 Laurel High School graduate Monica Surrena ...

For decades, orange cats have charmed their way into homes and hearts. But their vibrant fur color has been a genetic mystery ...

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