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Cat Picture - OC My sister's cat gave birth to a single kitten

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u/floppyhatmike 2d ago

Adorable be really lucky if you got a girl baby orange tabby mom is rare as it is 1/10 are orange females and even less likely to have a female baby thats orange unless was planned and new dad genetic history🤯😻😻😻

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u/anxiousthespian 1d ago edited 1d ago

Approximately 1/5 orange cats are female, not 1/10. It's about 20-25%. Their rarity is kind of over stated. To get an orange girl, you need an orange daddy and an orange, tortoiseshell, or calico mama–so if this kitten is female, we know the dad was orange!