Tortoiseshell cats are beautiful creatures affectionally called “torties.” Best known as “the divas of the cat world,” this particular kind of cat hides surprising facts within its unique multicolor ...

When I was last at the shelter, I noticed the beautiful array of coat colors and patterns on our felines. I wondered, what change in genetic makeup determines a predisposition for tortoiseshell or a ...

Is your calico cantankerous or your tortie a tad touchy? Researchers at UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital say you aren’t imagining things. They are. The “cattitude” study, recently ...

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 ...

We typically think of dogs as the best guard pets, but cats have some special protection powers, too! From black cats to ...

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, ...

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 ...

There are so many different cat colors. Just when you think you've seen them all, it turns out there there are infinitely more to see! Some, however, are rarer than others. When it comes to Maine ...