Crazy Orange Cats - by Eric Fish, DVM, PhD
I’ve previously written about the science of cat coat color from the angle of the color point gene mutation. Today I want to talk about it from the behavior side. Anyone who has owned or known an orange cat knows they’re a bit… different than other cats. Many people consider them friendlier and more affectionate, and more than a few report they tend to be wilder and more playful.
Here are just a few quotes from a Reddit thread on the subject:
“My ginger cat is obsessed with my feet. I'll be asleep all comfy and in a good dream then bam! I'll be woken up cause my kitten has decided to randomly bite my toes in the night”
“Yeah my orange cat is still a kitten but you can already tell he’s gonna be an odd bird. He licks windows and tries to nurse his brother.”
“My mother in law's orange cat is obsessed with hands. He watches how people's hands work and …
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