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In reply to the discussion: Orange cats [View all]

AZJonnie

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2. Fun fact I imagine most cat lovers know but others may find interesting
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 01:35 PM
14 hrs ago

A male cat cannot be both black and orange. Hence, calico's always being female (except for some very rare mutant male calicos, which are born sterile iirc). Torties too.

And the large majority of only-orange cats are male orange tabbies (though there are some female orange tabbies, they're somewhat rare).

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