3 Responses

1. # surfingmarmoton 18 Jun 2009 at 12:38 pm

   The Orange Tabby is male and the Calico is female right? Harmonious in outward appearance perhaps. Saw a special on the big cats a few years ago and they made a striking claim: the behavior of domestic cats is nearly identical to the big cats–they differ mainly in size with a few other minor differences. Dogs and wolves have much in common regarding behavior but are not nearly as close as Felis catus and the Big Cats.

2. # mudwormon 18 Jun 2009 at 9:24 pm

   Nope. The Orange Tabby is a girl. Actually she was born to the Calico — Little One.

3. # surfingmarmoton 21 Jun 2009 at 5:47 am

   Well, the odds were in my favor so I went with it: Calicos are always female-their coloring can only occur in females because it is a result of X chromosome inactivation. Orange color dominance is a 3:1 occurrence in males–so I went with the odds.