1 of 3000 Calicos is Male, They Found Two from This Litter of 5 Calicos
Source: Lovemeow
A litter of five calico babies came to the Cat House on the Kings in Parlier, California early September. Soon they discovered something quite unique about this litter. Two out of the five kittens are male calicos.
Meet the calico clan.
"We took in a litter of 5 calico kittens and two were boys," Harvie Schreiber of the Cat House on the Kings told Love Meow.
Having a male calico is one out of 3,000 chance. Now they found two in the same litter, the odds of that is simply astounding.
Just like humans, cats have two sex chromosomes that determine their gender. Female kitties have only X chromosomes while male cats have both X and Y chromosomes.
A calico or tortoiseshell must have two X chromosomes which means the kitty is going to be female 99.99% of time.
Here's one of the two boys.
This little boy share the same markings as his calico sisters.
One of their three sisters.
Calico girl from the litter of five.
Little calico princess.
"These kittens are very rare and the boys have been adopted together."
Read more: http://www.lovemeow.com/litter-of-five-calicos-surprise-rescuer-with-two-being-boys-2035877615.html
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Maryland State Cat: Calico Cat
Source: eReference Desk
Its colors of orange, black, and white are shared with the Baltimore oriole (Maryland State bird) and the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly (Maryland State insect).
Read more: http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-mammal/maryland-cat.html
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And she is THE most affectionate cat I've ever known.
Lays in my lap purring, will tap at my chin until my nose is in range, and then lick my nose.
And purrrrrr...
