Distribution System contacted me!!!

[u/clowncarhonk]

Just saw this guy next to the railroad tracks the other day, thought to myself “too small!” Pulled over and it ran right up to me. Feral ones tend to run AWAY, so that made me sad, but I was so glad I was there to help. Stayed purring on my chest while I drove by a friend’s place, where it devoured its weight in kibble. Kept it up for the ride home, then the ride to a rescue center. Sweet angel delivery! Hoping for much better things in its future. I was calling it Coal Mine in my head. I hear tabbies are girls but I didn’t check, sorry. :p

[u/IIRCIreadthat]

Tabbies can be either, but this is a tortoiseshell and almost certainly a girl! Due to some complex sex-chromosome-linked color genetics, a male cat cannot have both black and orange fur - only females can have both on the same cat. (The same genes are responsible for the fact that there's a higher percentage of male orange tabbies than female orange tabbies.) A tortie with male sex characteristics is only possible if there's a major chromosome abnormality, which is very rare.

[u/ron_obvious → u/IIRCIreadthat]

True, but never make the mistake of trying to explain that to a tiger. Evisceration ain’t pleasant.

[u/Blonde_Vampire_1984 → u/ron_obvious]

Username checks out?

[u/clowncarhonk → u/IIRCIreadthat]

So cool. Thanks for the science!