Tortoiseshell coat coloring is almost exclusively in female cats. Cats of this color are mottled, with patches of orange or cream and chocolate, black or blue. They are sometimes called torties.
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Domestic long-haireds are the second most popular cat in the United States after the domestic short-haired; one in ten of the ninety million cats in America is a domestic long-hair. Another generic term is long-haired house cat.
Tortoiseshell coat coloring is almost exclusively in female cats. Cats of this color are mottled, with patches of orange or cream and chocolate, black or blue. They are sometimes called torties.
