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Apr 27, 2023 · The tri-colored coat of calico cats features a predominately white base with large patches of two other colors. The more white there is in the coat, the larger and more differentiated the color patches. On the other hand, as the area of the white coat decreases, the red and black begin to have a more "mixed" look as the patches decrease in size.
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Feb 7, 2007 · Technically there may be a TON of "colors" in there, but they are all just shades of the three basic colors (black brown and white). When you see tabbies with black and brown, it is usually really dark brown and lighter brown, not actually 2 seperate colors. A true three colored cats being a male is evtremely rare.
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Jul 16, 2006 · Not ALL tri colored cats, just the vast majority. It is really rare to find a male calico or tortie. That is what is usually referred to by 3 colors, a calico or tortie. Other types of cats have three colors or more all blended together and can be male or female. Nov 12, 2006.
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Nov 14, 2007 · 3. Chloe is a dilute tortie/calico. She was listed on petfinder as a dilute calico but the only white she has is on her belly and her feet. I think she is more of a dilute tortie with white patches. Chloe a few weeks ago: This is the best picture I have of …
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May 3, 2013 · Brown tabby. Yes, tri-colored cats are practically always female. That's because the black and the red fur colors are X-linked traits. As you know, X and Y determine a cat's sex; so a male is XY and a female is XX. Since there can only be one color on each X, a genetic XY male can be either black or red, but not both, because he's only got one ...
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Oct 16, 2015 · You'll be safe. Yes, male calicos and torties always have Kleinfelter's, meaning they have XXY. This is because cat colors run on black vs red genes (red covering all red/ginger/orange/etc colors and black being black/gray/blue/etc) and it's carried on the X …
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Dec 27, 2009 · The rarity comes when you have a male tortoiseshell, meaning a cat with black patches and red patches (with or without white.) This is rare in males because the red and black colors are found on the X chromosome. Since male cats are XY they only inherit one X chromosome and so they are either red or black.
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Apr 17, 2017 · A colorpoint coat pattern isn't allowed, but solid, tabby, bi-colored, and tri-colored cats are welcome in shows. The eyes of these cats can be green, blue, yellow, copper, or any other eye color. The original Turkish lines bred in Ankara prefer odd-eyed cats, with one blue eye and one yellow. SIGN UP FOR THECATSITE'S EMAIL UPDATES >
My cat is male and has 4 colors. How is this possible?
Jul 27, 2014 · Sadly, i discovered another fact about male Calico's that was not documented. even as full time indoor cats, they only have a lifespan of about 4-6 years. Kahuna was 4 and a half when he passed due to an aneurysm. So, in short, the Handsome Homer is not a Tri-color and is really just a basic black and white Tabby. If kept indoors, he should ...
Tri-color cat? "Just" a brown tabby? | TheCatSite
Jul 11, 2019 · I have a 5.5 week old kitten that I an curious to find out if he's a brown tabby or would be considered a tri-colored as he looks like he has, black, tan and white. I ask because the kitten is a boy and I thought a tri-colored male kitten was about as …