In most other mammals, like dogs, sheep, rabbits, and horses, mutations in a protein called Mc1r lead to red hair color, but ...

Orange cat breeds for the win! Even if you’re not a cat person, per se, it’s hard to resist a gorgeous cat—or at least a gorgeous cat picture. That’s why you’re going to love scrolling ...

You can find all sorts of quirks that make one pet unique from the next, but one majestic orange cat has people especially ...

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 ...

One detail to note is that the orange locus is on the X chromosome. Female cats are XX and male cats are XY, like all other mammals. And as with all female mammals, all cells throughout ...