A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands ...

Choosing between a black or orange cat? It's a classic dilemma! Orange cats are often playful and social, while black cats ...

Black and white cats are good examples, but the pattern may be of any color. Mutations in the genes controlling the deposition of the pigment tend to create a solid-colored coat, an example of the ...

Males, with only one X chromosome, usually have fur that’s all one color, orange or black, based on the gene they get from their mother. Since the MC1R is not on the X chromosome in cats, it ...

A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands that start out black, and become white the further they grown from ...