Once you see an Egyptian Mau, you’ll wonder where this rare cat breed has been your whole life. It’s easily mistaken for a Bengal, but these orange cats are smaller. Their telltale spots also ...

For more than a century, the genetic secrets behind the vibrant orange coats of ginger cats and the intricate patterns of tortoiseshells have puzzled scientists and cat enthusiasts alike.

The work also explains why tortoiseshell and calico cats tend to be females Gayoung Lee The genetic basis for orange cats' coloration has long been unknown to scientists. oxygen via Getty Images ...

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Two new studies have revealed why some cats are orange — an enduring enigma of genetics, until now. Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the ...

Every noticed how most orange cats are male, while females with some orange fur often have patchworks of different colors, such as the calico or tortoiseshell patterns. “It’s been a genetic my ...