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My neighbor has a calico or tortoiseshell cat and I never knew how rare this color cat was until I started reading about them on the net.Most calico cats are female and this neighbors cat is female. This has to do with the chromosomes x any y. A female has two x chromosomes and a male has x and y chromosomes, a calico cat has to have two x chrosomones hence most calico cats are female.
A male cat can be calico but they will have xxy chrosomones and this happens only in 1 of 3000 births. These male calico cats are always sterile.
Tortoiseshell describes a coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats. Cats of this color are mottled, with patches of red and black, chocolate, or cinnamon. They are sometimes called torties for short.
The term "tortoiseshell" (also called calimanco or clouded tiger in North America) is typically reserved for cats with brindled coats that have relatively few or no white markings.
Those that are largely white with red and black patches (rather than a brindled aspect) are described as tortoiseshell-and-white (in the United Kingdom) or calico (in Canada and the United States). Tortoiseshells and calicos are not specific breeds of cat. The tortoiseshell markings appear in many different breeds
The term "tortoiseshell" (also called calimanco or clouded tiger in North America) is typically reserved for cats with brindled coats that have relatively few or no white markings.
Those that are largely white with red and black patches (rather than a brindled aspect) are described as tortoiseshell-and-white (in the United Kingdom) or calico (in Canada and the United States). Tortoiseshells and calicos are not specific breeds of cat. The tortoiseshell markings appear in many different breeds
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I know more than I did about calico cats. But as I read I think I have heard the male and female part before.
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We have a "tortoiseshell" kitty. Her name is Missy.
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