In most other mammals, like dogs, sheep, rabbits, and horses, mutations in a protein called Mc1r lead to red hair color, but not in cats.
  • Jollyllama@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    7 months ago

    Cool. On a related topic, I picked up a stray light orange cat on my first walk of 2025 and they turned out to be female! Won the cat lottery!

    • Ataraxia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      7 months ago

      20% is pretty common. I have one, my friend has two.