Tortoiseshell Cats
These are some examples of how Tortoiseshell cats look
Week of November 22, 2020 - Tortoiseshell Cats!
Week of November 22, 2020 - Tortoiseshell Cats!
Tortoiseshell cats are more likely to be female than male. One in three thousand of torties are male! Wow!
President Ronald Reagan had one.
You probably know them as "calico cats".
Tortoiseshells are not a breed! They are named for their fur coloring and can appear in these breeds: American Shorthair, British Shorthair, Persian, Cornish Rex, Ragamuffin, and Maine Coons.
There are two types of tortoiseshell: Mosaic and Chimera.
They can also be classified as bridled or patched.
Wait, there's more! There are more kinds: torbies and calicos.