Are Orange Cats Usually Male Or Female

Gray Gray is a diluted black.

Are orange cats usually male or female. Tortoiseshell tortie is a mixed blend of orange and black or a diluted version with gray and buff. To have black and orange in the same cat the cat needs two X chromosomes. A male cat needs only one orange gene which he gets from his.

Orange tabby cat toms outnumber queens approximately four to one. A comprehensive poll of feline veterinary practitioners several years ago actually rated male cats as more affectionate than female cats. While it is a fact that there is a higher ratio of orange tabbies that are male the exact percentage is actually about 80 percent toms to 20 percent queens.

The gene that causes this type of orange coloration of the coat is only found on the X chromosome the female. Buff or tan is a diluted orange often accompanied by dark orange tabby stripes. Orange tabby cats are about 8020 male to female.

Well thats not entirely true. The gene that codes for orange fur is on the X chromosome. The color of a cats coat is closely linked to its gender.

Want to know something else that orange cats are usually known for too. Orange cats are usually male. Most orange cats are male and most calicos are female.

Male cats are often more friendly than female cats says Susan Saffron author of several books on pets and founder of the National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals. Orange tabbies love eating and they are often obese and lazy. In fact up to 80 percent of orange tabbies are male making orange female cats a bit of a rarity.