Do you think that the statement: "All calico cats are female" is a myth or fable?

Answer 1

not all calico cats are female...there is RARELY a male calico. So...it is a myth, but you are very UNlikely to ever come across a male calico.

If you do, the chances of it being a "normal" cat in so many ways is very slim. They tend to be sterile (unable to produce offspring), they don't use litter boxes, and they can be very mean and nasty..

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Answer 2

The gene that determines calico coloring is carried on the X chromosome and is resessive. Because a male cat has and X and a Y -- the color information linked to the Y-chromosome usually is dominant.

A male calico occurs when the cat has is XXY instead of XY, and this also renders the cat sterile.

Answer 3

If you ever find a male calico cat you could become very wealthy! There is no such thing as a male calico. ALL calico's are female.

Answer 4

it is a myth because although calico cats are almost always female there are some males although few that are calicos, it all goes back to phenotypes which is what we learned in highschool

Answer 5

No it is true. In very rare cases a calico will be male but I have never heard of a male one being fertile.

After answering your question I decided to do my own research thinking maybe everything I have ever heard was wrong...I came across a few web sites that are interesting if nothing else...

http://www.snopes.com/critters/gnus/calico.htm

The following site gives lots of great information!
http://absolutelycats.tripod.com/22Calico.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoiseshell_cat
http://cats.about.com/od/calicos/
http://www.expage.com/calicocats404

Answer 6

it is a myth because i had a cat that was calico and he was a boy

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I don't recall having a male calico.

Answer 9

i've read that most calico's are female. on the rare occasion that one is male, it is usually sterile.

Answer 10

yep, females, but there are something like 1 in every 100,000 that are male, and just as said before, not any that can breed