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Dilute tortoiseshell Maine Coon photo by Robert Sijka

Why are tortoiseshell cats nearly always female?

PoC avatarPosted on October 3, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 3, 2022

As you might well imagine, the reason why tortoiseshell cats are nearly always female is to do with the genetics and how the genes that dictate the coat colour and pattern are linked to the sex of the cat. Female … continue reading…

Posted in genetics | Tagged cat anatomy, cat coats, cat genetics, chromosomes, dilute coats, female cat, genetics, male cat, tortie cats, tortoiseshell cat
Picture of a disabled woman in her wheel chair holding her tortoiseshell cat having been forced from her home by Putin is shocking

Putin’s troops force disabled woman in wheelchair clutching tortoiseshell cat to flee her home

PoC avatarPosted on April 1, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 10, 2022

This is a shocking photograph, which in many ways sums up what Putin is doing to the citizens of Ukraine. He is brutalising the most vulnerable. His troops are forcing people like this disabled woman in her wheelchair to flee … continue reading…

Posted in war | Tagged animal abuse, Cat News, cat photography, human behavior, humans coping, war
Tortoiseshell kitten with star studded eyes

Picture of tortoiseshell kitten with Milky Way eyes

PoC avatarPosted on October 22, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 23, 2021

This tortoiseshell kitten has amazing eyes. She is female as are nearly all tortie cats. It’s the eyes which amaze. They remind me of photographs of the Milky Way. The Milky Way is the galaxy that is our home. It … continue reading…

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged cat photographs, cat photography, pictures of cats, tortoiseshell cat | Leave a reply
Photographing a black tortie-and-white Oriental SH

Black tortoiseshell-and-white Oriental Shorthair being photographed

PoC avatarPosted on November 2, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 2, 2020

I’ve decided that this cat is a black tortoiseshell-and-white because there’s a very small amount of white in the coat. Perhaps we could just say that this interesting looking Oriental Shorthair is a tortoiseshell cat. You can see her being … continue reading…

Posted in Helmi Flick | Tagged cat photography, Helmi Flick cat photography, oriental shorthair | 1 Reply
The stairs

Did this Siamese type tortoiseshell cat save a toddler from falling down stairs?

PoC avatarPosted on November 8, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 8, 2019

An in-house security camera video clip shows a toddler crawling towards the top of some hard stairs. In the video, we don’t see the stairs going down but we do see a still photo on the Metro website (see below … continue reading…

Posted in Video | Tagged blaze on tortoiseshell cats, cat saves boy, cat video, cats and children, children, siamese cat, tortie cats, tortoiseshell cat | Leave a reply
Male tortie Cresta

Rare male black tortoiseshell discovered on streets of Welsh town

PoC avatarPosted on November 1, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 1, 2019

Someone in Wales, UK has become the lucky guardians of a rare male tortoiseshell rescue cat called Cresta who was picked up from the streets of Colony Bay which is a town on the north coast of Wales. The new … continue reading…

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged rare cat, tortie cats, tortoiseshell cat
Millie

Croatian stray tortoiseshell cat jumps in camper van and instantly bonds with international travellers never to leave

PoC avatarPosted on July 15, 2019 by Michael BroadJuly 16, 2019

This is one heck of a cat. So intelligent and so in tune with the human lifestyle. Okay this couple are travelling around in a mobile home but she gets it. She has no problems in being the vehicle and … continue reading…

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged cat video, tortoiseshell cat
Tortoiseshell branded a liar

Tortoiseshell cat branded a liar and barred from coffee shop

PoC avatarPosted on April 25, 2019 by Michael BroadApril 25, 2019

The title does not really describe what is happening on the ground in New Orleans, USA, outside a coffee shop. A tortoiseshell cat (female therefore), who is part of a group of cats owned by a person, likes to go … continue reading…

Posted in negligence | Tagged Cat News, unhappy cat | 1 Reply
Black Tortoiseshell Kitten with Blaze

All Tortoiseshell Cats Are Feminine

PoC avatarPosted on March 11, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 6, 2020

We know that nearly all tortoiseshell cats are female. Dr Morris says that it has been calculated that about one in 200 tortoiseshell cats are males but I’ve also read that one in 3000 is the correct percentage. Let’s say … continue reading…

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged cat coats, gender, rare cat, tortoiseshell cat | 1 Reply

Tortoiseshell cat with blaze and amazing mane needs an agent

PoC avatarPosted on January 20, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 20, 2019

This female cat with an amazing mane and a cracking ‘blaze’ (the straight line down the bridge of the nose) needs a modelling agent because she’s good enough to be a celebrity. A mane like this in a domestic cat … continue reading…

Posted in Pictures of Cats | Tagged blaze on tortoiseshell cats, pictures of cats, tortoiseshell cat | 8 Replies
male tortie cats

Male Tortoiseshell Cat Acts like a Masculinized Female Rather Than a true Male

PoC avatarPosted on August 16, 2018 by Michael BroadAugust 16, 2018

Male tortoiseshell cats have feminine personality traits as described below. We know that the chances of finding a male tortoiseshell cat are very rare. I’ve seen various estimates as to their rarity. The lowest figure I’ve seen is about 200 … continue reading…

Posted in genetics | Tagged cat genetics, genes, genetics, tortoiseshell cat | 9 Replies
Dilute tortoiseshell cat with wild face and broken ears

Picture of dilute tortoiseshell cat with fierce human expression and broken ears

PoC avatarPosted on June 3, 2018 by Michael BroadJune 3, 2018

This is a photograph of a cat which caught my eye. When a cat picture catches my eye I like to publish it on my website. I have no information about her. She looks female which figures because she’s a … continue reading…

Posted in Pictures of Cats | Tagged damaged ears, dilute coats, pictures of cats, stray cat, stressed cat, tortoiseshell cat | 2 Replies
Tortoiseshell and calico cats

Are calico and tortoiseshell the same?

PoC avatarPosted on November 30, 2016 by Michael BroadNovember 30, 2016

No, ‘calico’ is American terminology meaning a tortoiseshell-and-white domestic cat. This means a cat with some white fur mixed in with tortoiseshell fur. These cats can be purebred, pedigree cats or random bred cats. There will be varying amounts of … continue reading…

Posted in cailco, calico | Tagged Calico Cats, cat coats, tortoiseshell cat | Leave a reply
Tilly a 24-year-old rescue cat rejected tens of thousands of times

Why Has This Gentle, Caring 24-year-old Tortoiseshell Rescue Cat Been Rejected 30,000 Times?

PoC avatarPosted on April 8, 2016 by Michael BroadApril 8, 2016

You might have read this story as it’s all over the Internet. I resisted writing about it because it’s so sad but I thought I’d have a go at it nonetheless today. Tilly is thought to be the UK’s oldest … continue reading…

Posted in cat sanctuary | Tagged cat adoption, cat sanctuary, rescue cat | 7 Replies
male tortie cats

How rare are male tortoiseshell cats?

PoC avatarPosted on November 27, 2014 by Michael BroadJuly 8, 2020

Our dear Sarah Hartwell, Britain’s scientific cat lover, quotes figures of 1 in 1000 to 1 in many thousands with respect to the rareness of the male tortoiseshell cat. She doesn’t have a firm figure and if she doesn’t, there … continue reading…

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged calico, calico cat, cat coats, rare cat, tortoiseshell cat | 16 Replies

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