High levels of melanin result in darker cat eye colors, while low levels produce lighter colors like green and blue.

As a result, no ginger cat breeds are solid colors, though they can express several different patterns in their fur. Like blue eyes, orange fur is a recessive gene and tends to appear in some cat ...

The article also highlights that many orange cats are male due to the genetics of fur color, and they're often ... especially in long-haired breeds. Another eye-catching trait?