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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 | Leave a reply

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

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

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 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

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 | Leave a 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 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

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

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 →

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