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A calico cat is a domestic cat of any breed with a tri-color coat. The calico cat is most commonly thought of as being 25% to 75% white with large orange and black patches; however, they may have other colors in their patterns. Calicoes are almost exclusively female except under rare genetic conditions.
Tama (Japanese: たま, April 29, 1999 – June 22, 2015) was a female calico cat who gained fame for being a railway station master and operating officer at Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. [1]
A short-haired black tortoiseshell cat. Tortoiseshell is a cat coat coloring named for its similarity to tortoiseshell pattern. Like tortoiseshell-and-white or calico cats, tortoiseshell cats are almost exclusively female.
The Taunton Animal Shelter Pet of the Week is Kassandra, a 4-year-old female calico cat. Kassandra is sweet, and has a stunning, bright coat. She lost her home and was brought to the shelter ...
Callie, the female calico cat (I see how she got her name),v was waiting at the door alongside her ring-tailed pals, but she wasted no time hopping over them all to make herself comfy indoors. It ...
Calico cats—cats with orange, black and white splotches on their coats are almost always female, due to the way that coat colors work on cats. The genes determining whether a cat has an orange ...
A patched tabby is a cat with calico or tortoiseshell markings combined with patches of tabby coat (such cats are called caliby and torbie, respectively, in cat fancy). [ 1 ] All five patterns have been observed in random-bred populations.
Calico is a pattern, not a breed, so calico cats can come in different shapes and sizes. However, because of the chromosomes that cause their colorful coats, they are almost always female!