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Scientists have discovered the genetic mutation responsible for a strange cat coat pattern in Finland. Feral cats in the Scandinavian country started appearing with the mutation in 2007. These cats ...

How do tabby cats get their stripes? We know that domestic cats have different colours of fur because their hair follicles produce different types of the pigment melanin, but until now the genetic ...

Our pets don't seem to have much in common with the wild animals they're related to, but the genes that dictate the color patterns in house cats are the same as those that produce the coats of some, ...

A research team has identified a new type of cat which has the typical adorable face and fur pattern of the black and white tuxedo cat, but with a difference: the fur on this feline’s back starts off ...

It was long predicted that the source of domestic cats’ distinctive pumpkin-orange fur coloring was genetic and was produced by a gene on the sex-determining X-chromosome because 80% of orange cats ...

Never heard of this one? Domestic cat breeding has led us to felines with “colorpoint” patterns, which is when the body of the cat is a lighter color, then it has darker coloring around the ears, paws ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Most cats are born with some sort of pattern or marking, but one cat's unusual markings have impressed the internet where the feline has been compared to The Phantom of the Opera. Erin—who uses the ...

A pet cat is going viral on Reddit after people online couldn't help but notice something rather hilarious about the animal's fur. The fur of a cat can vary in pattern, colour and length depending on ...