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 ...
A blue-eyed Maine Coon can halt a scroll in a few seconds–particularly when the kitten is a tortoiseshell with great, ...
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, ...
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 ...