By Sakshi Sah
Published Apr 10, 2025

Hindustan Times
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Fun and surprising facts about Calico cats

Calico cats are colourful, unique, and full of charm.

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Calico cats have large white patches with smaller areas of black and orange.

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Their colours come from special cells. Some cells show black or orange fur, and others show white.

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Calico cats are usually females. This is because coat colour is linked to the X chromosome.

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Male Calico cats do exist, but they are very rare.

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Calico cats are not a type of breed, just cats with three colours.

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People in different parts of the world believe that Calico cats bring good luck.

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The US state of Maryland made the Calico cats their official state cat because of their lovely colours.

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