Research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology found the black fur emerged from a faulty pigment gene. The study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge say the difference between black and ...

Also known as "torties," cats with tortoiseshell coloring have a mixture of orange and black fur. This is considered a rare cat color pattern, but there's still a good chance you've seen (or owned ...

Fur is a defining characteristic of mammals, coming in a wide variety of colors and patterns—thanks to a world-first study, we now know which genes make a marsupial's coat black or gray. Phys.org ...