Why cats are orange (and tortoiseshell and calico) Stanford Medicine researchers discover mechanisms of a sex-linked genetic mutation that give rise to ginger felines ...

Suggested Orange Cat Name: Poppy Once a popular girl’s name in the early 20th century, poppy flowers are also grown in Turkey and can sometimes manifest vividly orange petals.

Approximately 80% of orange cats are males, including the four orange cats owned by the Short Wave team. Scientists have long suspected that orange color was a sex-linked trait — hiding ...

There are many rumors and legends about orange or ginger cats. Some claim they are the goofiest type of cat, “sharing a single brain cell,” as if intelligence is carried on the same gene for ...

Over on the subreddit One Orange Braincell, owners and orange cat fans alike share all the moments that make these chaotic felines so lovable, from their most unhinged antics to their cuddly, lazy ...

Your orange cat may host a never-before-seen genetic pathway for color pigmentation, according to new studies ...

To be orange, a female cat must have the orange gene on both X chromosomes, so no matter which one is deleted, the orange gene still dominates.

Researchers identified an unusual genetic mutation in orange domestic cats that has not been found in any other animal, according to a new study.