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[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Lass...calicos are only female.

[–] Dhrystone@infosec.pub 5 points 6 months ago

Confirming. She’s a she.

[–] safesyrup@lemmy.hogru.ch 4 points 6 months ago

What a nice lady then

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Calicos can be male, they're just infertile cause they got extra genes.

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

Calicos can be XXY, which may present male genitals but is intersexed and both male and female. The genes for color are coded on the X chromosome. That's why only females are calico.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 0 points 6 months ago

It's 2024. Kitty can identify however they wish!