Pictures of Roo provided by his owner. An orange cat trying to behave like a sheepdog went viral on social media. Getty Images. Roo's owner, Hannah, told Newsweek: "He is approx seven Months old.

For more than a century, the genetic secrets behind the vibrant orange coats of ginger cats and the intricate patterns of tortoiseshells have puzzled scientists and cat enthusiasts alike.. Now ...

Related: Orange Cat's Dedicated 'Peeping Tom' Skills Are Downright Impressive. Orange cats who are male (with X and Y chromosomes) and have ginger parents get completely orange fur while females ...

It’s the simple things in life that can really make your animals so happy. Just take a look at an orange cat who was so darn pleased by an old dog bowl in her paw-rents kitchen. They don’t ...

In orange cats, the missing segment is located on an intron, or noncoding region, of the ARHGAP36 gene, which is also in neuroendocrine tissues (especially the hypothalamus), adrenal glands, and ...

From Tama, Japan's most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving, ginger Garfield, cats with orange fur are both cultural icons and beloved pets. But their distinctive color comes ...

Scientists have finally solved the greatest feline mystery of our time: Why is it, exactly, that some cats are orange? Two separate research teams have detailed the answer in two studies published ...