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 ...
"It's been a genetic mystery, a conundrum," Stanford University geneticist Greg Barsh told Sara Reardon at Science. Barsh and his colleagues discovered cat skin cells from which orange fur sprouts ...
STANFORD, Calif. — From Garfield to Puss in Boots, it’s safe to say that orange cats have a special place in the hearts of feline lovers everywhere. So, what exactly gives our furry friends their ...
You can find all sorts of quirks that make one pet unique from the next, but one majestic orange cat has people especially captivated. His name is Walter, and he's one of the fluffiest orange ...
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. Orange isn’t the ...