When people emerge from the cold dark of winter with an unnatural orange color, a bad spray tan is usually to blame. But in the case of orange alligators, the reason’s a little different. Photographer ...

From Tama, Japan's most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving, ginger Garfield, cats with orange fur are both cultural icons and beloved pets. But their distinctive color comes with a ...

Images authentically show a snowy owl with bright orange coloring. Rating: True (About this rating?) In early 2025, pictures purporting to show a bright orange snowy owl delighted and mystified ...

After hundreds of years evolving, cats have reached what scientists say is "perfect" genetic form," which sounds like something a cat might say! But when it comes to coat color, lingering questions ...

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of Colorscope, an award-winning series exploring our perception of color and its use across cultures, one shade at a time. It is the color of fall, of beautiful ...

Carrots may be closely associated with the color orange, but it turns out that these brightly-hued veg get their color due to only three specific genes. Research into the genetics of 630 types of ...

Wildlife photographer Dan Krieger captured a rare picture of an orange alligator in his Little River neighborhood on Feb. 9, 2025. Dan Krieger https://www ...