Monday, June 22, 2020

Mancat Monday

Eddy, Thimble, and Tonks have all gotten to share some bloopers in the past couple of weeks. Evan got jealous and wanted to do the same. That being said, he didn't want to share any major bloopers, and so he went for some that just had a bit of blur to them. We'll pretend the blurry natures of these is not because the human here had the camera on the wrong settings.

So, here are a couple of somewhat blooperish shots of Evan. For the record, this here mom of his thinks he's still downright adorable. Oh, and try not to be scared by the second photo.



Happy Monday!



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Doodle of the Day

We have another doodle in our log cabin series to share. Today, our tuxie cat tour guide has taken us to the cozy and happily bookish bedroom. He's also decided to take a nap on the bed. The tour of the log cabin will resume when his nap is over.




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Did you know?

Did you know that if an orange female cat reproduces, all of her male kittens will be orange? And did you know that if an orange female cat mates with an orange male cat, all of their offspring will be orange? This is all due to the fact that the gene responsible for orange fur in cats is on the X chromosome. When it comes to these sex chromosomes, a male's genetic makeup is XY and a female's is XX. Males get the X chromosome from their mother and the Y chromosome from their father, and females get an X chromosome from both their mother and father. In other words, males only need the one X chromosome from their mother to carry the orange gene in order for them to be orange. For a female cat to be orange, the X chromosomes from both parents need to possess the gene for orange fur. All of this also explains why roughly 80% of orange cats are male and roughly 20% are female. There you have it. That's a brief and probably unintelligible genetics lesson on orange fur in cats.

9 comments:

Smudge said...

Bloopers Schmoopers, Evan is one hunk of a mancat!

Catscue Catmom said...

Evan, you are just the cutest ever!

World of Animals, Inc said...

Happy Mancat Monday!! We always love seeing blooper photos. Evan, you had some really great bloopers shots. The second photo is pretty scary. Thanks for the share. Have a wonderful rest of your day.
World of Animals

Marg said...

Evan, we love your thoughts on the subject. You are one handsome dude. Have a good week.

The Swiss Cats said...

Nice bloopers, and happy Monday ! Purrs

The Island Cats said...

Evan, those pics are too cute to be bloopers!

pilch92 said...

Great shots of Evan. I like the drawing too. Very interesting facts. I miss my ginger girl. XO

Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...

Such a cozy doodle! And your bloopers are downright adorable.

messymimi said...

Evan, i don’t consider photos of such a handsome mancat to be bloopers!