Cats are beautiful in so many ways, including their coat colors and patterns, of which there are many. And it isn’t just longhaired and shorthaired cats who boast a range of looks, as even hairless ...

A study published by Nature Ecology & Evolution shows that the distinctive coat patterns we recognize in today's favorite dog breeds aren't actually due to mutation and domesticated breedings, as ...

Jiff the collie represents “shaded yellow,” one of five coat color patterns in domestic dogs identified by Danika Bannasch at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and collaborators in the U.S.

Scientists have unraveled the enigma of inheritance of coat color patterns in dogs. The researchers discovered that a genetic variant responsible for a very light coat in dogs and wolves originated ...

When the cold weather arrives, there’s little we get more excited about than outerwear. A true lynchpin of winter dressing, ...

Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, but variations in color patterns provide some of their most distinctive characteristics. A newly released study sheds light on a subset of these patterns, ...