Amakati we-calico yizinkambu ezifuywayo eziqukethe insimu yembala yesikhumba, noma i-orange enamandla (eyaziwa ngokuthi "ebomvu"), emhlophe neyomnyama, noma i-flaxen engaphezulu, i-blue-gray, neyomhlophe. Ezingqungqutheleni ze-feline, lesi sigaba siyaziwa ngokuthi "siphucula i-calico." Amaphethini ahlukahlukene we- calico patches cishe ajwayelekile njengama-snowflakes. Ngeke ubone ezimbili ngokufanayo ngokufanayo.
Ama-calicoes cishe wonke owesifazane, futhi owesilisa ongavamile uhlala ebolile.
(Kuningi ngamathemba alabo abakucabangela ukuzala umugqa ongavamile wamakati.)
AmaCalico Amakati Amakhemikhali Ahle kakhulu
Ama-calicoes anqotshwa kuphela ngamakati we-tortoiseshell , aphethwe yizofuzo ezifanayo. Ngempela, ngokuvamile kunzima ukutshela ukuthi ikati ngayinye i-calico noma i-"tortie white", umehluko ovame kakhulu ukuthi imibala ye-tortoiseshell (ebomvu neyomnyama) ihlanganiswa kuyo yonke ingubo, lapho amakati e-calico anamaqabunga ahlukene umbala. Ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlukana kuyacaca nakakhulu, uma i-calico ingase ibe nama-patches aqoshiwe ahlangene nezindawo eziqinile, njengoba kuboniswe esithombeni sokuqala. Amakati anjalo avame ukubizwa ngokuthi "ukulahla" ... noma angabe "angama-torticals?"
Ubuntu-Plus
Ama-Calicoes ahlanganyela kulowo mfanelo wobuntu bamakati a-tortoiseshell evame ukuchazwa ngokuthi "ukuthambekela." Ziyi-sassy, spunky futhi zimele kakhulu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-calicoes amakati amnandi, anothando, futhi athembekile.
Uma ulambile uthando olungenamthetho, ikati le-calico izozifeza ngokuzithandela nangomdlandla leso sidingo.
Ikati Libeletha Ukutholwa Amakati KaCalico
Kungaba lula ukunikeza uhlu lwazo izinhlobo ezingazange zamukele ama-calicoes kunabo abenzayo. Ama-calicoes awavunyelwe ezinhlotsheni ezicacile, njengeSiamese noma i-Himalayan, nalabo abavumela kuphela imibala eqinile, njengeBombay, i-Blue Blue ne-British Shorthair.
Uzothola amakati we-calico enemibala e-Persian, Manx, Maine Coon , kanye nezinhlanga ze- Scottish Fold , ukubiza ezimbalwa. Ezinye izindinganiso zohlobo zenza ngisho nokuvumela ama-patby patches kuma-calicoes abo. I-Calico iyimifanekiso ethandwa kakhulu kumbala we-Japanese Bobtails.
I-Genetics
Abacwaningi baqala ukutadisha amakati we-calico ngama-1940. U-Murray Barr nomfundi wakhe oqeqeshwe iziqu EG Bertram babona izixuku ezibomvu, ezibunjwa ngaphakathi kwe-nuclei yamangqamuzana ezinzwa zamakatikazi, kodwa hhayi emakati amadoda. La masundu omnyama ekugcineni ayebizwa ngokuthi imizimba yeBarr. Ngo-1959, isazi sezinto eziphilayo zaseJapan uSusumu Ohno sinquma ukuthi izidumbu ze-Barr zaziyi-X chromosomes. Ngo-1961, uMary Lyon uhlongoze umqondo we-X-inactivation: enye ye-chromosomes emibili ngaphakathi kwezilwane ezincelisayo ishiya. Wabheka lokhu emaphethini ombala wejazi kumagundane.
I-Calico Cat Fame
Inkondlo yezingane ethandwayo, ebhalwe yi-Eugene Fields ngasekupheleni kweminyaka ye-1800, ebizwa ngokuthi "i-Duel," ibonisa "i-gingham pup ne-calico cat." Ezikhathini zanamuhla, uMbuso waseMaldonia ubizwa ngokusemthethweni ngokuthi i-calico cat ngokuthi " State Cat ," ngo-Okthoba ka-2001. I-calico ihlukanisa imibala kaMarylands State Bird, isi-oriole saseBaltimore ne-State Insect yayo, i-butterfly i-Baltimore Checkerspot.
Amakati e-calico akholelwa ukuthi ulethe inhlanhla emlandweni wamasiko amaningi.
E-United States, lezi zikhathi ezithile zibizwa ngokuthi amakati emali . EJapane, izibalo zikaManeki-Neko zibonisa amakati eCalico, alethe inhlanhla.