Tortoiseshell cats are beautiful creatures affectionally called “torties.” Best known as “the divas of the cat world,” this particular kind of cat hides surprising facts within its unique multicolor ...

When I was last at the shelter, I noticed the beautiful array of coat colors and patterns on our felines. I wondered, what change in genetic makeup determines a predisposition for tortoiseshell or a ...

This tiny Tortoiseshell kitten has a perfectly split face and enough attitude to power a small city.

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, ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archives. This one is from 2021. Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that named him Joseph for ...

A blue-eyed Maine Coon can halt a scroll in a few seconds–particularly when the kitten is a tortoiseshell with great, beach-sunset patches of orange and a gaze which seems to be nearly unreal. That is ...

Is your calico cantankerous or your tortie a tad touchy? Researchers at UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital say you aren’t imagining things. They are. The “cattitude” study, recently ...

A British veterinarian who adopted a tortoiseshell cat says it’s a freak of nature. Actually, Karen Horne, 38, says her cat is a genetic impossibility. The cat is male, and boy cats should be unable ...