2006-07-21 03:45:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
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2006-07-21 03:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by Heidiiii 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is nearly impossible for nature to produce a "male" calico.
btw...I had a twenty (yes, 20) year old calico when she finally
succumbed to CRF a few years ago...RIP Maya.
However, as life would have it, you will, on very rare occasion, run into a male calico cat.
To further explain:
A genetic anomaly can occur where an offspring ends up with an extra sex chromosome producing the combination XXY. The XX of the XXY meets the requirement of the two X chromosomes needed to produce the calico cat characteristic's color and the Y of the XXY produces the male sex.
However, male calico cats are usually sterile and do not reproduce.
2006-07-21 10:52:59 · answer #2 · answered by GeneL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If anyone had a male calico it would be worth thousands. Calico's are always female - it's a genetic defect that actually creates the calico coloring, and it only happens in the females. Even a female calico's odd of producing a calico kitten are slim.
2006-07-21 11:17:30 · answer #3 · answered by buggsnme2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calico is the same thing as patched and it's very very rare to have a male. I know someone who has one though. He is a male silver patched tabby. Go to the website below and go to the boys page, his name is Kye for Kyamisha (that's what male patched/calico cats are called)
2006-07-21 11:26:17 · answer #4 · answered by sundragonjess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard male calico's are called "money cats" and that they are always sterile. I believe it's something like .001% of all calicos are males...
2006-07-21 10:55:03 · answer #5 · answered by mury902 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll bet nobody does. It's theoretically possible for a male to be calico, but I've never heard of one and neither has anyone else I know.
2006-07-21 10:47:55 · answer #6 · answered by Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen a male calico. If you find one, he will be worth alot of money. It is rare that a male occurs.
2006-07-21 11:13:56 · answer #7 · answered by One Sly Look 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male calico cats are very rare and are sterile.
2006-07-21 11:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by Catlover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calico cats are ALWAYS female!
"Calico" male cats are not true calicos....they are a "tortise shell" or a "tri-color"
2006-07-21 11:25:10 · answer #9 · answered by Suzie Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had a calico male, you could get rich!! They are obsolete! It just doesnt happen!
2006-07-21 12:54:44 · answer #10 · answered by Katz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a male calico once so rare he was stolen
2006-07-21 10:47:05 · answer #11 · answered by asphaltangel77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋