Molly

My daughter, Debra, and family owns this calico cat named Molly. I did not know that most calico cats are female. A calico cat is not a breed of cat, it is a color pattern. To be called "calico", three colors must be present: black, white and orange. Variations of these colors include gray, cream and ginger. A "true" calico cat has large blocks of these three colors, a "tortoise shell" or "tortie" cat has a mix of these three colors (blended/swirled together more than distinct blocks of color). Can a calico cat ever be male? The answer to that is yes...in rare instances but are usually sterile. Molly was very cooperative in letting me take her picture yesterday in our great outdoors. Charming, Just Charming!