Carrot the Calico Persian cat is a great example, boasting a poofy coat that makes her look like a giant fluff ball rather than a feline. Carrot was like a one-woman party as she ran across the floor ...

She's the chosen one!

With their colorful splotches of fur, calicos are some of the most easily recognized cats. However, calico is not a breed, but rather a color pattern. Any breed of domestic cat with a tri-color coat ...

Cats and dogs can get along much better than the movies will portray, but there will also be times when they don't like each other very much. They're siblings, and siblings fight. A prime example of ...

Pets can be so entertaining, especially because they are so easily entertained. They'll become fascinated with the most random household objects, whether big or small, and they'll remember it for ...

FUKUOKA, Japan — What makes orange cats orange? For over 60 years, scientists have been searching for the answer. Now, researchers from Japan have figured it out, and their discovery also explains why ...

It seems you're in good company. Veterinarians from the University of California, Davis, have discovered, in recently published research, that cats with calico and tortoiseshell coat patterns tend to ...

Update: David Bowie has been adopted, according to the Humane Society of St. Joseph County. Original story: David Bowie is a unicorn. Or he may as well be, since he's just about as rare. The newest ...

Male calicos are the unicorns of the cat world. Only females carry the chromosomal combination needed for the calico pattern, but every now and then, a male cat will develop an extra chromosome and ...

Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that named him Joseph for his coat of many colors. My veterinarian was surprised when she examined him and confirmed he was a male, because she said calico ...