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Not very rare. There are quite a few around.
Albinism is a rare genetic condition existing in all plant and animal life. For every physical characteristic that a living creature displays, there are two genes. Some of these genes are dominate while the others are recessive, or "hidden" Albinos are simply born without pigments in their flesh.
Not all white animals are albino, and there is no such thing as part-albinos. If an animal has coloration or dark eyes, they are only white, not albino, a true albino will have either red eyes, or a very translucent blue with a faded appearing iris, depending on the species of animal.
In order for the albino recessive gene to be able to make an albino individual, the parents of that offspring must both have at least been carrying that recessive gene, or were fully albino, thus only capable of passing on the albino gene. In any case, wild animals born albino tend to die because they do not blend in with their surroundings. But domestic animals may show up albino more often due to humans selectively breeding them for the trait. They are not always blind as goes common theory, however, an albino animal will battle a larger scope of health problems, which may include blindness, deafness, and immune efficiencies.
At any rate, an albino, because they have no pigment in their tissues, sun burn easily, and often go blind from sun exposure, and have a higher rate for cancer. Thus, despite how mysterious and exotic albino animals are, they should not breed with other albinos so as to prolong the gene, because the deficiencies will only get worse with subsequent generations. This is why we had our albino dog neutered. The deaf albino tigers in the zoo that cause people to suspect all albinos are deaf are a result of inbreeding, and prolonging the albino trait which resulted in the deaf gene to affect all albino tigers in captivity, it was due to limited breeding stock to desperately attempt to save a species, not a characteristic of albinos in general.
The term "Tabby" is a name for a certain coat pattern, usually dark stripes or swirls on a lighter background colour. A solid black cat can not have even darker patterns on it; the closest you would get is a very dark brown cat with black patterns.
Not at all.. Black cats are abundant. White cats are more rare.
for every 301 calico cats born, 300 are female, so yes it is very "rare" for you to have a male calico cat.
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What is the percentage of how rare a male calico cat is?
There is no official data as to the percentage of black cats in the world. There are millions of black cats in every country.
Is a male calico cat real?
Yes, they are real. Just rare and unlikely.
How can you tell if your Calico Cat is male?
There is no such thing as a male calico cat and a male cats behind would be sticking out and a girls behind wouldn't have anything sticking out. --- Calico males are extremely rare, so it is safe to assume your calicoes are all female.
Where could one get a Male calico cat?
Although male calico cats are very rare and difficult to find (1 in 3000 chance), it is possible that shelters, breeders, or adoption services offer them.
Is a male calico cat worth more money than a female?
yes - - - - - Calico is a lethal gene in a male cat. The only male calico I ever saw was born dead.
Where can you sell your male calico?
While a male calico is rare, it can occur, however they are aways sterile.
Are dilute calico cats rare?
No, calico cats are pretty common. It is very rare to see a male calico cat, especially one that is full-grown, because almost all male calicos have genetic defects that kill them as kittens. Because of this, adult male calicos are incredibly valuable and have sold for thousands of dollars or more.
How do you tell if your cat is really a calico and really male we think we may have a kitten from him?
A fertile male calico or tortoiseshell is very rare. Tortoiseshells are identified by the presence of orange in their fur. Calicos are the same, but have a large amount of white which makes the fur patched rather than mottled. If your calico male has mated with a female, it does not necessarily mean he is fertile. If the female becomes pregnant and there is absolutely no way of her having mated with a cat besides your male calico, then he must be fertile. Bear in mind that breeding a calico male does not increase the chances of getting male calico kittens.
How rare is your calico and striped cat?
not very i have 12 :)))))
Are male calico cats rare?
so rare they are almost nonexistent.
If you have a male calico cat where could you sell it?
There is no such thing as a male calico cat unless it has a birth mark some where that makes its skin one different color somewhere on a two toned cat then it would be a two toned cat with a birth mark that makes it look calico. All three colored cats are females. No ands ors or buts about it. Dear Prof Rowan, You are incorrect, while male calico's are rare they do occur. The color gene for calico's occur on the X gene, XXY males exist and can be calico. I have seen male calico's, not bicolored male cats with a "birthmark" but tricolored multi patched true calico's. yeah so where you sell um you didnt help at all
When a cat that has spots of more than one color it has what?
A cat of many colors is call a Calico cat. The Calico colour is usually found in females, and very rare in males.
