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Male tortoiseshell 'Comet'

What is the “unicorn of cats”?

PoC avatarPosted on June 9, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 9, 2022

The unicorn of cats, so called, is a male tortoiseshell domestic cat. The title has been awarded because they are so rare. My research, years ago, indicated that about one in 3000 tortoiseshell cats are males. Dr. Desmond Morris in … continue reading…

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged cat genetics, Cat News, genes, rare cat, tortie cats, tortoiseshell cat | Leave a reply
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
Tortie in a beanie with a blaze

Tortie in a beanie with a blaze

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 25, 2021

This is a really good cat picture. It is unusual to this sort of quality in a photo taken by a non-professional photographer. The cameras help nowadays and I mean smartphones. The optics are amazing and the chips are awesome. … continue reading…

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged anxious cat, blaze on tortoiseshell cats, cat photography, cats wearing clothes, timid cat, 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
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
Rare male tortie

Hurry, your chance to adopt a 1 in 3000 cat

PoC avatarPosted on July 21, 2018 by Michael BroadJuly 21, 2018

A rare, young, male, black tortoiseshell cat is up for adoption at the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society, USA. His name is Klinger. There is still time to apply. Applications are in writing until end of Saturday. There will be a … continue reading…

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged animal rescue, rescue cat, tortoiseshell cat | 2 Replies
What is a blue-cream colored cat?

What is a blue-cream colored cat?

PoC avatarPosted on March 22, 2018 by Michael BroadMarch 22, 2018

A blue cream colored cat is a dilute tortoiseshell cat (dilute tortie). The blue-cream colour is the dilute form of the tortoiseshell pattern. The blue replaces the black and the cream replaces the red color. The recessive dilute gene (dd) … continue reading…

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged cat genetics, dilute coats, tortoiseshell cat | 5 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

Pictures: a Russian tabby, a British tortoiseshell, a flame Siamese and a worn scratching post

PoC avatarPosted on January 16, 2014 by Michael BroadJanuary 16, 2014

Here are four photos. I have collected them over the past couple of weeks. I thought I’d bundle them together and publish them. The first photograph above is by Elena Shumilova who lives in Russia. She takes wonderful photos. For … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Coats, Cat photography, Puma, tortoiseshell, Wild Cat Species, Zoos | Tagged cat photography, puma, scratching post, tabby and white cat | 12 Replies

Muted (dilute) Tortoiseshell Cat Dana

PoC avatarPosted on January 9, 2014 by Michael BroadJanuary 9, 2014

Dana, aged about 17, lives with a neighbour, Anne. Dana was a wandering outdoor, indoor cat that found her way to Anne’s door when she was a lot younger at the time when her owner passed away. Dana is now … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Coats, tortoiseshell | Tagged tortoiseshell cat | 12 Replies

Tortie Tomcats

PoC avatarPosted on December 15, 2013 by Michael BroadDecember 15, 2013

By Sarah Hartwell (of Messybeast.com) Estimates of the frequency of tortoiseshell and calico tomcats range from 1-in-1000 to 1-in-many-thousands though many are misidentified classic tabby-and-white cats. Contrary to myth, tortoiseshell/calico tomcats are not valuable in financial terms (from here on, … continue reading…

Posted in cailco, Cat Breeds, Cat Coats, Genetics, Maine Coon, tortoiseshell | Tagged cat genetics, tortie cats, tortoiseshell cat | 14 Replies

Kays Hill Torties Past And Present

PoC avatarPosted on August 18, 2013 by Michael BroadAugust 18, 2013

After we all here on PoC enjoyed seeing Kays Hill ginger cats and then black cats and sharing photos of our own and others we know, Leanne has sent the photos of these beautiful tortoiseshell cats and kittens for us … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rescue, Cat Anatomy, Cat Coats, Cat photography, Cat shelters, fur, Moggie, Pictures of Cats, tortoiseshell | Tagged animal sanctuary, cat coats, cat rescue, cat shelters, kays hill animal sanctuary, pictures of cats, tortoiseshell cat | 62 Replies
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