What is a Calico? - Rocky Mountain Persians, Himalayans & Exotic Shorthair

What is a Calico cat?

A calico is a multi-colored cat which may consist of black, red and white. This would be considered a dominant calico.

A dilute calico is the dilute or muted of a dominant calico which colors consist of blue, cream and white.

In the image below, on the left you will see a dominant calico Persian kitten and on the right you will see a dilute calico Persian kitten. Both are very sought after and are less common than other colors. Calicos are almost always female.

When it comes to colors of kittens produced by a cat, the male parent's color determines the color of the female offspring and the female parent's color determines the color of the male offspring. Basically, genetically a specific color male and a specific color female can only produce certain colors of kittens. Those kittens colors are predetermined by their parents.

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