Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands that ...

A team of geneticists and animal welfare specialists from the U.K. and one from the U.S. has identified the genetic mutation responsible for a newly discovered cat coat color pattern in Finland. In ...

Two teams of scientists at Kyushu University in Japan and Stanford University in California determined that ginger cats’ color comes down to a missing segment of their genetic code, according to their ...

A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands that start out black, and become white the further they grow from the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You’ve probably heard of spooky black cats, chaotic orange cats, and distinguished-looking tuxedo cats.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The pretty black, white, and grey shade—named for a popular snack food in Finland, where this coat color ...

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