Calico Cats

Calico Cats Have Beautifully Tortoiseshell Pattern Coat

Calico cats are breeding cat in several countries, because of the variation of the colors coat. This cat usually has spotted or part colors like tortoise on its body. The colors on its coat dominated with white and two or more colors. Calico cats breeds including various cats, such as American short hair, Persian, British short hair, Japanese bobtail, and Manx. These cats have registered for legally breeding use the colors of calico. The name of cat’s name has different nickname across the countries like Mi-ke in Japan, tricolor cat, and clouded tiger.

Calico cats interesting facts

Majority of calico cats are female because it only have one X chromosome active and one inactive X chromosome. Generally, female animals have two X chromosome but calico cats don not have them, so that it is difficult to clone the pattern of calico. For male cats, they have two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome, thus, it still can have calico pattern consider it has two X-chromosome. Surprisingly, there is only 1 male in 3000 female calico cat. The male cat is always sterile because it carries two X chromosomes. These chromosomes influence the colors of calico cats.

Calico cats’ popularity

In Japaneso, calico cat trusted to bring good luck or money cats called maneki neko. Moreover, Maryland officially stated that calico cats as state cat in 2001. This triple color also has its poem entitled “the gingham pup and calico cat”. These mean that the cat have high popularity in several countries. With the colorful and tubby bodies, make this cat as a good pet for you to take care. You can find this colorful cat in breeding cat near you and choose your favorite mixed colors

The colors of calico cats are black, orange, and white in tortoiseshell pattern. The attitudes of this cat are sassy, loyal, loving, spunky, and very independent. Having the tortoiseshell cats are so much fun and playful. You can give its name, such as torty or caly for calicoes cat. If you need love and care, calicoes cat able to fulfill it that it makes them as loyal and lovely cats for us. Even though, the male cat is difficult to get you can care female cat too. So, you can start try to have loyal pet such as calico cats.