About 80% of orange cats are males, including the four orange cats owned by the Short Wave team: Zuko, Benny, Tang and Dorito. Scientists have long suspected that their orange color was a sex-linked ...

Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and tortoiseshell ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The gene that causes orange ...