If you thought you’d seen every kind of cat coat—from the classic tuxedo to the mysterious seal point—think again. There’s a ...

The distinct coat coloring, named for a Finnish snack, was first observed in 2007 in cats from Finland Ari Kankainen; Animal Genetics There's a new cat in town! A group of scientists at the ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing [email protected] Scientists have discovered the genetic mutation responsible for a strange cat coat pattern in Finland.

(Image courtesy of Helmi Flick) Tabby may be a colloquial term for a female kitty, but it’s more properly the name for the common stripey pattern on a domestic cat’s coat. Those tabby markings ...

From Sylvester in Looney Tunes to Mr Mistoffelees in the 1980s musical, some of the most famous (albeit fictional) cats ... Piebald patterns are among the most striking animal coat patterns ...

From spots to splotches to stripes, cat coat patterns and colors all evolved to camouflage wild cats in their particular environments, according to a new study that finally answers the question ...

They also mention that the kinds of coats they looked at represented just a “fraction of the pattern diversity that exists among domestic cat breeds.” But these tabby findings might explain ...