With their colorful splotches of fur, calicos are some of the most easily recognized cats. However, calico is not a breed, ...

The cats’ name comes from a candy in Finland, where the distinct coloring was first spotted. A novel gene mutation gives rise to the fur pattern, researchers found.

New Cat Pattern Is 'Salty Licorice' Mutation. Published May 24, 2024 at 10:17 AM EDT. By . Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK.