Orange cats, those adorable, often mischievous felines, have long puzzled scientists. Known for their vibrant color, they ...

Researchers with the Western Australian Museum and Curtin University found evidence of fluorescence in multiple mammal samples Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined ...

If you've spent any amount of time around an orange cat, you already know that many of them tend to be a bit... different from other cats. Not just in their coat color, but also in their behavior.

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, ...

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Researchers also gathered DNA from jaguars, ocelots and margays, discovering the measures these wild cats go to in order to ...

The concerning bird flu outbreak that has spread to four humans so far as it expands quickly in the U.S. has jumped to dozens of species, infecting mammals in at least 31 states. Among those infected ...

Susan Hazel is affiliated with the Dog & Cat Management Board of South Australia, Animal Therapies Ltd and the RSPCA South Australia. Living with a cat can have a profound – and sometimes surprising – ...

Big cats aren’t typically the first animals that come to mind when you picture a species living in harmony. For the most part ...

Research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst is giving conservationists a precise picture of which habitats to ...