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·        A tortoiseshell is a cat whose coloring is a flecked
mixture of either black and red (sometimes with bits of ·        
torties have small flecks of colors mixed together, while
calicos have large blocks and usually a large amount of white.
·        Torties are almost always female. This is because the
genes for color reside on the X chromosome, so for a cat to
have multiple colors (i.e., black and orange), they must have
two X chromosomes, therefore making them female. The few
male torties are technically genetically defective and are
sterile.
·        Tortoiseshell is not a breed; it is a coloring. There are
torties of virtually every breed of cat, both long- and
short-haired.
·        Torties almost always have copper or yellow eyes.
(Except kittens, of course).


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