Calico Cats are a domestic cat of any breed with a tri-color coat and are exclusively female cats except for some rare male genetic conditions. Many calico cats are typically 25% to 75% white with large orange and black patches (or sometimes cream and grey patches).
Watch the video to see the wide variety of Calico cats and see more interesting facts below.
The Dazzling Variety and Beauty of Calico Cats Video
6 Interesting Facts about Calico Cats
1) “Calico” is not a breed of cat – the term Calico refers only to a color pattern on the fur (from colorful printed Calico fabric) not to a cat breed or any reference to any other traits, such as its eyes.
Calico Fabric is the origin of the “Calico” cat term
2) Several domestic cat breeds recognize the Calico color pattern – breeds whose formal standards allow Calico coloration are the Manx cat, American Shorthair, Maine Coon, British Shorthair, Persian cat, Arabian Mau, Japanese Bobtail, Exotic Shorthair, Siberian, Turkish Van, Turkish Angora and Norwegian Forest cat.
Calico Maine Coons

4) The calico cat is the official cat of the State of Maryland – Calicos have been Maryland’s state cat since October 1, 2001. They were chosen as the state cat because their white, black, and orange coloring resembles the coloring of the Baltimore oriole (the state bird) and the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly (the state insect).


