Now, however, a new cat coat color has officially been discovered. It’s called salmiak, named for a salty licorice snack ...

Maine Coons are generally considered to be super affectionate and kind, while Tortoiseshell cats are sometimes said to have a ...

Tortoiseshells and dilute tortoiseshell cats are not actually breeds of cat, but a color pattern that can occur in many different breeds, namely American and British Shorthairs, Maine Coons ...

A prime example of X inactivation is in the coat-color patterning of tortoiseshell or calico cats (Figure 1). In cats, the fur pigmentation gene is X-linked, and depending on which copy of the X ...

Credit: Getty Images What color are your cats’ coats? From black to ginger to tortoiseshell, cats come in all sorts of different colors, but they’re all the same kitties we know and love.