My Calico Cat Lola!
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Harry P wrote:
A really nice photograph I took of my new cat Lola taken with my Nikon D5100 with a Tamron 70-300mm telephoto lens!
Very nice indeed! We have a calico cat named Sheba.
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Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
Nice image. Was surprised to find that all Calicoes are female. Kind of begs the question of how do you make a Calico.
Nov 22, 2021 22:52:12 #
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Nice image. Was surprised to find that all Calicoes are female. Kind of begs the question of how do you make a Calico.
You sure they're all female? Perhaps some are just confused!
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Nov 22, 2021 23:04:39 #
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Nice image. Was surprised to find that all Calicoes are female. Kind of begs the question of how do you make a Calico.
All Tortoise shell colored cats are female also. Usually a calico mama will have 1 or more calico kitten(s) in the litter. Another possible calico producer is a gray tabby and an orange tabby pairing.
Another genetic oddity is a solid white cat with both eyes blue will be deaf.
Dodie
Nov 23, 2021 00:30:48 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
KindaSpikey wrote:
You sure they're all female? Perhaps some are just confused!
Just to be sure, I googled calico cats and this, in part is what it said
In cats, the gene that dictates fur color is located on the X chromosome. Nearly all calico cats are female, so they have two X chromosomes. The rare male calico cats have one X and one Y chromosome.
I think that the rare male calico must be very, very busy or there's something else mysterious going on here.
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luvmypets wrote:
My feral calico mother cat always had 4 kittens: orange/white chest, black/white chest, light grey, (all Tabbies), and white. Her last litter had 2 additional off-white kittens. I had her fixed after that one. She continued to inhabit my yard for many years, and I found her dead near the door one morning. She was buried in my yard. A photo of her in 2008: All Tortoise shell colored cats are female also. Usually a calico mama will have 1 or more calico kitten(s) in the litter. Another possible calico producer is a gray tabby and an orange tabby pairing.
Another genetic oddity is a solid white cat with both eyes blue will be deaf.
Dodie
Another genetic oddity is a solid white cat with both eyes blue will be deaf.
Dodie
Litter200804_006 by David Casteel, on FlickrNov 23, 2021 19:21:12 #
David in Dallas wrote:
My feral calico mother cat always had 4 kittens: ... (show quote)
So sorry for your loss!! She was a beautiful girl.
Dodie
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