Black-and-white cat genetics. Infographic.
Black-and-white cat genetics by Michael Broad
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White cats make bad mothers? Infographic.
White cats make bad mothers? Infographic. by Michael Broad Do some white cats make bad mothers because they are deaf? Deafness in white cats is associated with a genetic condition linked to the “dominant white” (W) gene. While this condition can lead to challenges in maternal behaviors, it doesn’t inherently make white cats bad …
Why do white cats make bad mothers?
I think the question in the title is a little harsh and it needs to be discussed. Not all white cats make bad mothers. In fact, it might be argued that white cats don’t make bad mothers despite the fact that if the mother is completely white with blue eyes, they have a 60%-80% …
White cats glow in the dark! But have you ever seen it?
News media are reporting on a study which says that cats are fluorescent and therefore they glow in the dark. But I don’t understand this report. It does not make sense to me at all. The study says that many animals emit fluorescent light. Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance which …
The making of white cat fur, blue eyes and deaf cats
What makes a cat’s fur white? And what makes a cat’s eyes blue? And white cats deaf? I am not referring to albino cats by the way. White fur White fur contains hair shafts in which there is no pigment called melanin. White is the absence of colour. Technically you might say that white …
Why do white cats get eye boogers, sunburned and white hair?
There are three questions in the title. I will answer them in reverse order! Why do white cats have white fur? Cats which are completely white have a gene in their genetic makeup which is called the dominant white gene. It stops the development of cells in the skin that produce pigment. These cells …
Black and white cat keychain (has been for sale on Amazon for at least 12 years)
I don’t normally build pages about cat products but this is an updated page that was written in around 2010, about 12 years ago. And the products are still for sale on Amazon.com (the US version of the site). And the links to Amazon still work 😎. Normally after 12 years links like this …
Sweet white cat dominates the dogs on her trips around London
This sweet and beautiful all-white cat dominates and terrorises the dogs that she meets on her trips around London with her human caregiver Travis Nelson. She does it with her aggression. Who said that dogs chase cats? Who’s the boss when there is a dog and a cat at home? I think that the …
