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Mutations that make Mc1r less active cause melanocytes to get stuck producing the lighter pigment, but the gene encoding MC1r doesn’t seem to explain where cats’ ginger fur comes from.
A persistent joke about orange cats is that they all share a single brain cell among them. ... should be any more or less intelligent than cats of any other color. After all, an orange cat can be ...
Long-haired cats like this orange tabby kitty require daily brushing to keep their coats shiny, healthy, and mat-free. It can be a lot of work, but this extra bonding time also helps you bond with ...
Fever coat is an effect known in domestic cats, where a pregnant female cat has a fever or is stressed, causing her unborn kittens' fur to develop a silver-type color (silver-grey, cream, or reddish) rather than what the kitten's genetics would normally cause. After birth, over some weeks the silver fur is replaced naturally by fur colors ...
A cat with black point coloration. Points are specific areas of an animal coat that are colored differently from the main body colorations. Point coloration may be represented by a pale body color and relatively darker extremities, such as face, ears, feet, tail, and external sex organs, as seen on Siamese cats. [1]
The long-held general knowledge that all cats abhor water—and the behavior of my own kitty—definitely make most cat parents think twice before letting their felines around the wet stuff, but ...
Cat behavior encompasses the actions and reactions displayed by a cat in response to various stimuli and events. Cat behavior includes body language, elimination habits, aggression, play, communication, hunting, grooming, urine marking, and face rubbing. It varies among individuals, colonies, and breeds.
A Primer on Cat Color Genetics. ... Most cat colors are determined by one of two genes marking them orange or black. The genes appear on the X chromosome, of which females have two copies and ...