What affects us affects cats
Why is it that we rarely see long-haired feral cats in feral cat colonies? Or have I missed something? I’ll have to keep this brief because there is not much to say unless somebody can add to the article in an enlightened comment. Long-haired domestic cats are quite popular. There are some very popular …
People ask why white cats with blue eyes are deaf. Not all of these cats are deaf (see part 2 of this short article). Coat color and an aspect of the cat’s personality or another aspect of anatomy can be linked if the gene that dictates the cat’s colour and a gene which affects …
When these twin cats, Iriss and Abyss, sit together as they often do and look into the camera lens, you won’t see a more beautiful vision of cat eyes anywhere in the world. They are odd-eyed cats – more technically described as having heterochromatic eyes. White cats not uncommonly have an eye conditon called …
This is a study which affects all animals and humans. It is a study which concerns mice who were given a poor diet extremely high in fat and sugar. It was found that this poor diet had an effect upon the metabolism of great granddaughters who developed insulin resistance and suffered other metabolic problems …
There are two aspects to the question, “why do cheetahs have spots?”. The first is why they exist and the answer is because they provide camouflage for the animal so that he/she can be more effective when hunting. The second aspect of this question is how the spots are formed. That is a far …
A long time ago, perhaps about seven years ago, I wrote an article about genetic diseases in purebred cats. It is a comprehensive article. Many purebred cats are linked to inherited diseases due to defective recessive genes coming to the fore as a result of overenthusiastic selective breeding in order to create a cat …
She is a female lion – a lioness – living in Botswana’s Okavango Delta but looks and behaves very much like a male lion and the most discernible feature is her magnificent, flowing mane. The locals have named her Mmamoriri. Scientists are not sure why she has the mane of an adult male lion. …
By Lili Soeprapto (Netherlands) (28th Oct 2015) Hello Michael. Here a little little story from the Netherlands. My man and myself always had cats. Our beloved ‘guys’ died last year from old age and we were heartbroken. After a while I gave my husband a kitten (Suki) for his birthday and he was over …
