Question: Are calicos tend to be female? Just like gingers tend to be male?
posted by cat_aunty @ 10:18 pm
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Question: Are calicos tend to be female? Just like gingers tend to be male?
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4 Comments:
Yes they are usually female. If you are interested to find out why, see here:
http://www.ratlab.co.uk/cats.htm
It's my understanding that yes, most calicos are females. Diluted calicos, like my sister, Isis, are the most rare of calicos. However, if a male is born as a diluted calico, he is a sterile male. That's all I know. I have no idea why or how the genetics of it work.
Yes, although I have seen a few ginger females.
I think the statistics are something like 95% calicos are female & male calicos are generally sterile.
Gingers tend to be male but females are less common.
I could be wrong.
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