Orange cats have a unique genetic mutation that gives them their special coats — and this mutation also explains why so many of them are male, two new studies find. Many animals have orange hair, ...

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Cats are awesome. There are just so many different types of them, and they all look so different. Different cats have different charms, too. For example, Ragdoll cats are floppy, and Persian cats are ...

About 80% of orange cats are males, including the four orange cats owned by the Short Wave team: Zuko, Benny, Tang and Dorito. Scientists have long suspected that their orange color was a sex-linked ...

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, ...

If you've watched cat videos on social media lately, you may have encountered the idea that a cat's coat color tells us something about its personality. The idea a cat's personality is linked to their ...

"Osteochondrodysplasia is a developmental abnormality of the bone and cartilage, which results in a lack of normal bone ...

Many pet parents find enrichment activities very important for their furry family members. There are all types of products on the market that make playtime exciting and add to the fun, but sometimes ...

Orange cats are notorious for being quirky, but some of them take this behavior the extra mile. An orange cat called Roo has left the internet in stitches after a video of him trying to be a farming ...

Cats with perfectly split-colored faces almost look like nature got creative on purpose. One side is dark, the other light—so precisely divided it feels intentional. The internet quickly fell in love ...