![]() ![]() :Dĭo you guys find that male cat are more social, playful, and silly than female cats? I have had about 16 cats in my time and have yet to have a female with nearly as much personality as my most mellow male. I didn't know about this: I had an orange female in the past and I have one now. She's bigger than most female cats I have seen, though. Meowhous the iconoclast edited this topic ages ago. I mean, what can you say about a feral who the second time she sees you, throws herself on the ground and tries to get you to rub her tummy. Now, I will admit there are very few orange females in my neighborhood now, but that's because I've been neutering the breeding females (of any color) and males that I can, and the enormous (>23lbs) stray orange tom ("Bruiser") has not been around recently. ![]() Briony (no photo available) is also orange, as is her son. ![]() She had four kittens when I met her, three boys ( Sonny is one) and one girl, a very typical litter composition for this neighborhood (here's another 3/1 litter, this one black/white, and I've seen other litters that were 3 boys and no girls). I believe torties come from female cats having an orange X chromosome and a black X chromosome. (And nearly 100% of them are insane in some fashion. Something like 75% of orange kitties are male. :o)ĭo you have any idea how tortoiseshell cats come about? Are they just a variation on a calico? Our Tortoiseshell female looks like a ginger tabby with black flecks. I know it can be kind of confusing!! Let me know if that doesn't make sense. This is also the answer to why all calico cats are females (although I think there are a very teeny tiny number of male calicos just because nature isn't perfect). Males have an X and a Y chromosome and the Y is negligent when it comes to color, so if a male's X chromosome carries the dominant orange color it will be an orange cat.įemales get two X chromosomes but what's interesting here is that if a female gets an X chromosome with the dominant orange color and her other X chromosome is for a different color (which most times it is), those two colors will blend and this is usually when you get a calico or tri-colored cat. It has to do with genetics - the orange color is a dominant gene carried on the X chromosome. Some other breeds have orange tabby patterning too, including the British Shorthair, Maine Coon, and Persian.Well, i have a male orange cat, so I don't know ) The International Cat Association (TICA) recognized orange Bengal cats as a subset within the brown category in 1983. Tabbies have an agouti gene that gives them their striped markings. The orange tabby is not a breed, but a color and pattern variation within many cat breeds, some of which are officially recognized colors. Image Credit: JoeSang, Pixabay Formal Recognition of Orange Tabbies Orange tabbies have a rich history and unique characteristics, making them beloved in the cat community. Their intelligent, adventurous, and friendly nature also won the hearts of animal lovers worldwide. Orange cats gained popularity due to their beautiful appearance. Mary was grateful to the cat and thus marked it with her initial “M” so that anyone who saw it would see what it had done and distinguish it from other cats. The genetic mutation responsible for the tabby pattern emerged during the Ottoman Empire however, it was not until the 19th century that these physical traits were selected to produce “fancy” tabbies.Īccording to a biblical legend, a tabby visited the manger where Jesus was born and nestled beside the baby. They gained popularity as companion animals and as pet control on merchant ships that moved along trade routes. They also both have the same distinct letter “M” marking on their foreheads. 2 Some historians say they are modern descendants of the Egyptian Mau, which has a similar pattern to tabbies. Experts believe there were orange tabbies in ancient Egypt as they are depicted in some Egyptian art. Orange tabby cats are not a specific breed-the color and pattern can be seen in many cat breeds. The Earliest Records of the Orange Tabby in History ![]()
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