#so many kitties

fyanimaldiversity:

Varieties of Tortiseshell Cat (Felis silvestris catus)

This is a really huge set, since I didn’t feel like splitting it up, so I’m not going to be as wordy as usual. Also forgive my crap fake photoset lines.

1. Tortoiseshell is a sex linked coat of black and orange blended together usually female cats carry, though tortie males with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY rather than XY) pop up rarely. Tortoiseshell & white has some amounts of white in the coat, and the markings can be a little more solid.Calico is a tortie with higher amounts of white, and the three colors in the coat tend to have well defined borders, like patchwork. Side note, his term is mostly used in the US. [x][x][x]
2. Blue (dilute black) : tortie, calico Scottish fold, van munchkin [x][x][x]
3. Chocolate: tortie American curl, tortie & white ragdoll, calico oriental [x][x][x]
4. Lilac (dilute chocolate): tortie British shorthair, calico ragdoll, tortie point Birman [x][x][x]
5. Cinnamon:tortie , tortie & white, and van British shorthairs [x][x][x]
6. Fawn (dilute cinnamon):calico and calico van British shorthairs [x]
7. Torbie is the combination of tortie and any of the tabby patterns. Ticked, classic, mackerel, spotted. [x][x][x][x]

Old posts.  Also, the list of things I need to do today outnumbers my spoons.  But I had to, because the spotted kitty is glorious.  So is the ticked in her little tweed suit.