The lost link in a gene called ARHGAP36 makes it so that the cells in orange felines produce lighter colors for their skin, eyes, and fur tone. In ginger cats’ melanocytes, the cells responsible for ...

One person said, “Looks like Groucho Marx’s twin! Adorable!” Someone else added, “Cat looks like one of them dragon paintings ...

Meowza! Nothing draws your attention like an adorable orange cat. Orange cat breeds for the win! Even if you’re not a cat ...

Two new studies found that a small, missing piece of DNA located next to a specific protein resulted in orange fur coloration in cats.

A newly discovered gene, Arhgap36, explains the rare orange coloring in cats and why most are male. It could have effects ...

Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a ...

Scientists from Kyushu University have identified the long-sought “orange gene” behind ginger fur in domestic cats—a deletion ...

From Tama, Japan's most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving, ginger Garfield, cats with orange fur are ...

Sally has vitiligo, a rare skin condition that gives her the appearance of being delicately dipped in milk—and the result is ...