Why are all calico cats female?
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The trait is X-linked, there are two alleles, orange and black. In female mammals (including humans) one of the X chromosomes in each cell is shut off at a point early in embryonic development. Which X is turned off (the one with the orange allele or the one with the black allele) is random, but every cell that descends from that cell where it is turned off is the same. Some of these cells become skin cells that determine the color of the fur at that point. So, you can see where this is going, you get patches of fur that are one color and patches that are the other color randomly distributed over the cat's body. The male is either black or orange because it has only one X chromsome that never gets turned off.\n\nYou should be able to find more details on this and other cat genetics in a lot of places on the web.
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because cats are superior!  cats rock!
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I would have to say the reason would be that females have always been considered pure and good like the "Virgin Mary". While males on the other hand  have all kinds of evils that are related to them. I wouldn't let it bother you, the names given to females for the same acts is "Old World Thinking". Female sexuality has only begun to become socially accepted. Just remember to always practice safe sex.
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Lol it's not just females, I think males have the same problem. If I can't find a female who can take care of family together with me, I would rather turn myself into a monk! (yeah of course it's a monk who eat meat, dating around, go to las vegas and play poker, etc...)
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i think a male animal's nature is geared towards Reproducing his offspring...  and so, he is Physically and Visually stimulated.  a female animal's nature is geared towards Bearing and Nurturing offspring, and so must be emotionally stimulated to continue taking care of a child after birth.  \n\nas humans, we have extra steps:  we have a brain, to interpret, understand, appreciate, and decide what we "should" or "shouldn't" do... .it's not like animals who just mate when they are in heat and have children, and move on to the next mate.  we actually have social responsibilities, family duties, Respect, Committment, Trust, Marriage, etc etc.....  there are rules and regulations, punishments for wrong, etc.  \n\nthat is why i believe it is partly a woman's job to help "nudge" the man into learning how to become more Emotionally mature... if it was up to the man himself, most likely than not he won't choose to nurture that ability. but a woman can help him to see what is and is not "sensitive", and perhaps things he can refine so that a relationship can work.  that is why men, who are physically and visually stimulated by a Beautiful woman, will buy chocolates, open the door for her, etc.... and a woman will marry him, have his children, raise them, support him, and they will work Together as a team to continue doing what is Good and Healthy for the family.  so it seems that Men and Women have different roles and ways of interpreting what a relationship is about, but in the end they become ONE to forge the ultimate union, a family. :)
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It is, but not by much.\nIn reptiles, the warmth of the hatching is what makes the decision on whether the hatchling will be male or female.\nThat is to say, on warmer occasions, there will be more males than females, but on cooler occasions, there will be more females.  (Reptile eggs depend on the weather for successful progeny, since they don't sit on their eggs).  Some have speculated that this may have been the reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs.  (my own view is more pragmatic.  I think dinosaurs are still amoung us, just in different forms).\n\nAlso, I've read about a study done on women who have a more acid diet prior to concieving as compared to women who have a alkaline diet.  The ones with an acidic environment tend to concieve girls and the ones with an alkaline environment tend to concieve boys, although this has been complicated by when in the woman's cycle all the coital activity takes place.  For instance, if coital activity takes place before ovulation, the "X" (female) carrying sperm live longer, and tend to survive to make it to the egg.  Whereas a "Y" carrying sperm has more success at the moment of ovulation.  (Ovulation is approximately 3 day window of opprotunity)\n\nAnother factor to consider is the resilience of the female, which is demonstrated in the ratio of survival in premies.  A prematurely born female has nearly double the chance of survival than a male.
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It's a fetish or maybe they really want to be a female. Maybe they are gay.
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Two factors I can think of.\n1) Male mystique.  Male have an attitude and mentality that they are superior than female.  Male have to show they are not weak and feminine.\n2) Female live longer because they are more resilient.  Their genetic makeup are better than male right from the start in their mother's womb (female have two X's chromosomes XX vs male's XY).
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The first idea that came to my mind after reading this question was that you were absolutely right and those snobbish cats could by no means would form a tightly knit social circle and lead a gregarious life but, in my attempt to err on the side of caution, I did a quick web search and found this article on the website sciencenews.org-\nhttp://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20010915/bob10.asp\n\nAfter reading this research report, I have to say that cats ARE gregarious by nature; although the domestic cats don't get the opportunity to show their complex social nature (as they are kept solitary) but, the studies showed that if put in a group, they do tend to have very complex social lives; there IS a lot of politics in the group and their relationships with each other are far from random. They prefer the cats of their own lineage and some even help their sisters during pregnancy, now how cool is that?\n\nThere are a lot of myths about how cats don't get along with each other and how are they so mean and snobbish but, the opposite is the fact and you were right in your hunch that the cats ARE social animals and therefore, make good pets.\n\nSo, the next time you see an unhappy and lethargic cat, don't be hesitant to think that it might be feeling lonesome.
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not all females put make up a female animal doesnot put make up
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Sexual selection. Large breasts and wide hips suggest that the female is well-capable of bearing children. Therefore, men choose such females as their partners, and thusly, the genes for these qualities are passed down to the children.
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Well if you are talking about half man half horse its because they are two large species that can be put together and their forms do no look weird or odd like if you mixed a man and a cat dont you think that would be weird.
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here's the deal.. guys compete with eachother at sports, women compete at who can look the best (generalization of corse).. so women are more catty at least toward eachother.
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I say that goes back to the guys line of pretty much spreading their seed as far and into many chicks as they can. Pretty much the same in the animal kingdom. Its very rare that any male of the species mates with any one female for life. And females just need that one provider and protector. They don't need to spread seed or anything else. They work off of connections rather than how many times and how many people they can have sex with.
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Simply, their hips are wider, for the species to continue as is, their hips are wide to push those big ol' baby brains through their pelvis.  Anthropologists can use the lower limbs only to determine likely gender in this way.
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It is just called a female.\nIf you want to be really sure check this site.\nhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml
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That doesn't sound right, if they're talking about critters that have sexual intercourse at all (as opposed to procreating other ways).\n\nI would think that most females have, as males aren't all that choosy about where they donate their sperm.\n\nToo bad you don't say where you got this. I mean, besides "the net" -- oh, THERE, that tiny place.\n\n;-)\n\nUnless it's more a comment on life expectancy, saying that most critters die before they have a chance to, well, you know.\n\nSo, where'd you come across this tidbit, what animals are included in the statistic, and why would this be?\n\n(I'll check back in hopes you respond.)\n\nEdit: You may (if you're interested enough) want to troll around newscientist.com and similar sites. New Scientist is the UK's version of Scientific American -- the site has science news, and search facility (though you have to pay to access everything, they do have a lot available for non-subscribers).\n\nI may give it a go next time I'm there.\n\nTrouble is, coming from a non-expert (that is, a psychologist), I wonder if this is one of those non-facts that gets picked up and repeated and is completely wrong.\n\nThough, if you include all animals, including insects, then maybe. Relatively few bees and ants, for example, have sex, and they'd account for a big proportion of "all animals."\n\nIn which case it's completely irrelevant to a discussion of human sexuality.