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Any cat breed can make a calico if they or their grandparents' have the genes. Calico is just a color. But, only female calicos will live.
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Can a orange and white cat be a calico cat?
No. Calico is often large areas of white with two other colours, usually orange and black. The Calico colouring can be found in many different breeds of cat. If a cat is just orange and white, it is not a calico. The coat colour is likely a Red (orange) Tabby and White.
Does a cat's coloring indicate gender?
Sort of. A Calico cat is almost always (99.9% of the time) going to be female. The reason is that the female has two X genes, one has to carry red and the other black to get the 3 color effect. For a male to be a calico, it has to have XXY and is normally sterile.
Is the sphinx cat just a bald Siamese?
No. The Sphnix is not related to the Siamese. In many cat associations, the Sphinx and the Siamese are classified as two separate breeds.
How tell to a boy cat from a girl cat?
first of all how to tell a boy cat from a girl cat is for a boy try looking at there but and you see two circles its hard to explain so ill dend ya the link from how to tell them apart the first link will explain better http://www.peteducation.com/images/articles/kitten_gender.gif http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/kitx1.jpg http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+1388&aid=923 hope this helps!
Can cats make you sterile?
There are calico cats, but they are rare and usually infertile. Calico coloring on a cat is caused by a "orange" gene on one X chromosome and a "black/white" gene on another X chromosome - hence, two X chromosomes are needed for a calico cat, which makes it female. Rarely, cats can receive two X chromosomes and a Y (XXY), giving it calico coloring but a male gender.
Can a orange and white cat be a calico cat?
No. Calico is often large areas of white with two other colours, usually orange and black. The Calico colouring can be found in many different breeds of cat. If a cat is just orange and white, it is not a calico. The coat colour is likely a Red (orange) Tabby and White.
What two breeds make a Bengal cat?
Two Asian Leopords
What does calico look like?
Calico cats can be many different breeds, specifically the ones that come in a variety of colors, such as Manx, American Shorthair, British Shorthair, Persian, Japanese Bobtail, Exotic Shorthair and Turkish Van, etc. Only females can be calico because their sex chromosome is XX, allowing three colors, whereas male chromosome is XY, only allowing two or less. It is hard to explain but that is the reasoning behind the lack of male calico cats.
What is the scientific name for calico cat?
There is no real scientific name for the calico cat, all cats are grouped under Felis catus.Because two unrelated calico cats can have as much genetic similarity as a Persian and a Siamese, there is no scientific way of grouping them.
What breeds of cats can have calico coloring?
Alot of breeds can have calicos. Mostly mix cats will have alot of them. calicos are more of a color then a breed and most are born female and the males can't reproduce.
If you have a male calico cat where could you sell it?
There is no such thing as a male calico cat unless it has a birth mark some where that makes its skin one different color somewhere on a two toned cat then it would be a two toned cat with a birth mark that makes it look calico. All three colored cats are females. No ands ors or buts about it. Dear Prof Rowan, You are incorrect, while male calico's are rare they do occur. The color gene for calico's occur on the X gene, XXY males exist and can be calico. I have seen male calico's, not bicolored male cats with a "birthmark" but tricolored multi patched true calico's. yeah so where you sell um you didnt help at all
Who is the prettiest cat in the world?
The most popular cat color pattern in the world is probably either orange or brown tabby, with a close second of calico or tortie (tortoiseshell). However, the most popular solid cat color is possibly black, followed closely by blue. Among cat breeds, these two colors are represented by the Bombay (black) and the Russian Blue (blue).
What is Maryland's state mammal?
Maryland has two state mammals. They are both considered domesticated mammals. They are the Chesapeake Bay Retriever and the Calico Cat.
What if your cat is FIVE colors is he a calico?
This does not specifically not mean he or she is calico, especially when it is different shades of the same color.What you may have is called a brown tortie where it is two tabby colors along with white markings.
What is the name of a breed cat?
Sphynx and peterbald are two breeds of hairless cats.
How good is the CAT?
It depends. Some cat breeds are aggressive and solitary. others are affectionate and kind like to Tiffany and the Maine Coon which are two beautiful and VERY affectionate cats. I own a Maine Coon. There is not ONE generalization to sum up how good all cats are. Do some research on nice cat breeds and mean cat breeds.
Does a cat's coloring indicate gender?
Sort of. A Calico cat is almost always (99.9% of the time) going to be female. The reason is that the female has two X genes, one has to carry red and the other black to get the 3 color effect. For a male to be a calico, it has to have XXY and is normally sterile.
