Tortoise shells are not just protective armor, they are living, breathing extensions of the animal’s skeleton, complete with ...

Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat ...

Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago ... Females with just one orange X chromosome can present as tortoiseshell or calico. These mottled and patchy ...

Just take Melanie, a shelter cat who was recently returned from being "too quiet." Unfortunately, since being back at the animal shelter, Melanie has had a difficult time catching the eye of ...

The "meow-tation" that gives ginger cats their distinct fur has been discovered. A small deletion in a gene on the X-chromosome lies behind the fiery coats of ginger tabbies and the splotchy ...

Researchers had previously assumed that the mutation would be on the X chromosome because of the skewed sex ratio — it also explains why calico and tortoiseshell cats, which have patches of ...

In the same year that he triumphed as London Fat Cat Champion, he weighed an impressive 30 pounds (14 kg), and according to 100 Cats who Changed Civilisation, resembled a 'beach ball made of fur'.

A Norwich brewery has won a county-wide competition for its "zesty" ale. Fat Cat Brewery's Marmalade Cat was crowned Champion Cask Ale of Norfolk 2025 by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Despite failing to bring down waiting lists, nearly 1,700 fat-cat bureaucrats at NHS trusts were each handed more than £100,000 a year. With record sums already being poured in by taxpayers ...

Orange and tortoiseshell cats’ tendency toward amusing, friendly and sometimes mischievous behavior is a running joke among cat owners, but there’s no scientific evidence linking coat colors ...