Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archives. This one is from 2021. Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that named him Joseph for ...
Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat breeding, a genetic mutation gave rise to the first orange cat. Days ago, ...
FUKUOKA, Japan — What makes orange cats orange? For over 60 years, scientists have been searching for the answer. Now, researchers from Japan have figured it out, and their discovery also explains why ...
It seems you're in good company. Veterinarians from the University of California, Davis, have discovered, in recently published research, that cats with calico and tortoiseshell coat patterns tend to ...
No two cats are exactly alike, regardless of how physically similar they may appear. They have personalities, preferences, and relationships that are truly one of a kind, but every now and then, you ...
The Jacket Cat literally looks like someone stole two cats and managed to stitch them together. She's just so perfect, and ...
With their colorful splotches of fur, calicos are some of the most easily recognized cats. However, calico is not a breed, but rather a color pattern. Any breed of domestic cat with a tri-color coat ...
Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat breeding, a genetic mutation gave rise to the first orange cat. Days ago, ...