Hold on. A female ginger?
That's incredibly rare. http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywdjjgvqqo.amp
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Apparently it's roughly an 80% chance that a ginger is male, so not quite incredibly rare. Male calicos are, though!
Male calicos are in the "you really sure that's a male cat or a calico cat cause it's that rare better check again"...rareness
I've only seen two in my life.
When I was very young we had a female ginger and then a friend of mine had one when we were about 12 or so.
Whenever I see a ginger I just assume they are male.
It's the same with calico cats as well from what I understand, almost all are female.
It's the same with calico cats as well from what I understand, almost all are female.
Yep, to get calico coloring, cats must have two X chromosomes, so they will be female. If a male calico is born, it will be XXY. So that's a rare mutation to encounter, and those cats are always sterile too, so they're not passing along their mutation to any kittens either.
Torties are almost always female, also. My family are big fans of Torties.
Congratulations on your new kitty! She looks beautiful, and it sounds like she will be so happy with you. I’m wishing you both the best!
Poor girl, I’m glad she’s with you and warming up to you! Hopefully her kittens went to good homes too.
Such a cutie
Once she figures out that you're not going to eat her, she'll be a very grateful and happy kitty.
Unless you work at home, you might want to get her a companion.