What blessings does the shrine offer? And why are there so many cat statues at the shrine in the first place? The legend of a ghost cat lays at the heart of the shrine's origin. Omatsu Daigongen ...

The Halloween-like event, whose name roughly translates to “ghost cat with supernatural powers,” includes a long and lively parade of costumed revelers, live music and street dancing near ...

These contrasting colors can be various shades of gray, comparable to tabby cats. Some also have melanistic marks that create ghost spots or stripes. Both of this hybrid's ancestral breeds have ...

By James Gorman Folklore is full of stories about the coat patterns of cats: How the tiger got its stripes. How the leopard got its spots. And scientists ask the same questions, although not ...

(AP) NEW YORK - How does a tabby cat earn its stripes? With the right DNA. Scientists say they've found the gene that sets the common tabby pattern - stripes or blotches. It's one of several genes ...

A cat’s dress code, it seems, is its genetic code. Scientists have solved an age-old mouser mystery—why there are stripes on a domestic tabby cat—and discovered yet another connection ...

NEW YORK — How does a tabby cat earn its stripes? With the right DNA. Scientists say they’ve found the gene that sets the common tabby pattern — stripes or blotches. It’s one of several ...

A new study is the first to identify a molecular basis for cat coat patterns. Could cat stripes be an immune defense mechanism? By Rebecca Boyle Published Sep 20, 2012 11:46 PM EDT Get the Popular ...

From where does a tabby cat get its stripes? The same place cheetahs get their spots. A new study finds the same gene that is responsible for the cheetah's color patterns causes a tabby's stripes.