Why are Calico Cats Always Female? 

When I was a teenager and still living with my mother out in the country, catnip grew wild on the property. Whenever I was out mowing the lawn, Cato would wrap his body around the plants to make sure I didn't hit them. A classic "don't touch my stash" move.

I’m a medical student and you explained X-chromosome inactivation better than my lecturer did so thank you for saving my ass

* Uses catnip for repellant for a hike through the woods * * *Gets chased by mountain lion* *

So you're saying that if I rub my clothes in catnip mosquitos won't bite, but I'll attract cats who might. Hmm win/win. 😸

My 18-yr old little lady is a Calico! She has the sweetest raspy old meow. 😊

Uses catnip to repel mosquitos. Gets mobbed to death by every cat in the neighborhood.

Fun fact, most orange tabbies are males. Not quite as gender heavy as calicos, though. Same reason, just switch.

Three weeks ago I found a baby Calico in my backyard. We cleaned her up and kept her for a few days. My wife was a Vet Tech and explained to me why they’re female. We found her a good home 👍

One of the last cats I owned, I think she was a calico. She had the black, orange and white fur you usually see. My mom got her from a friend when I was about 15. I remember being in my room taking a nap when I was woken up by this loud yowling. I thought one of the kids in the neighborhood had found a cat and was torturing it and was about to go chastise them until it came down our apartment breezeway. Weirdly, I knew its destination was our house...my brothers socialized a lot. And I was right. The front door opened and the yowling grew louder. I came out my room to run into my mom walking very fast down the hallway with this harried expression on her face. From her shoulder she pried the claws of a kitten out of her skin, dumped it on my shoulder and huffed "Happy birthday!" before going into her room, lol! It was a week before my birthday. Shocked, I took the kitten in my room, again dug its claws out of skin, and put her on my bed. She went on tiptoe, instantly distrustful. Poor baby, lol. I got down on the floor to make myself smaller and that helped. She adjusted really fast though. I decided to name her Spicy, as she looked like salt, pepper and seasoning salt :) And about a month later, we would get a beautiful half Siamese, half...something else, white Persian or something whom we'd name Sugar, a cat who KNEW she was gorgeous. Beautiful blue eyes, creamy white fur with some of the Siamese tan on her back and the darker brown around her ears and the tip of her tail. She was several months older than Spicy and though their meeting started a bit rocky, Spicy quickly became happy with her new friend. The two stayed up every night chasing each other around the house. I miss those two.

"Cat"atonic... ba da ba boom! (I imagine Simon had a hard time resisting that!)

Simon: finally does a cat episode Cats: we are one step closer to total control of the internets

I have a friend who had a male calico cat, indicating that it was a male with YXX chromosomes, he thought he could breed it as it was rare, but the YXX genetics make the cat unable to reproduce.

Thanks for this, I just lost my Calico "Straycat" to old age. She loved everyone, a real sweetie.

I just want to pet a cat now. That's all I've learned.

Love the calico! Intelligent and very loving, just gorgeous. Thank you Simon, be well

Thank you! You reminded me about the catnip, and now we finally have some peace and quiet... Our kitten is in heat, (vet's only receiving emergencies these days, and the frustrated hauls of a cat in heat wasn't good enough to get her fixed), so she needs whatever distractions we can find... And catnip is giving us reprieve

Poor Simon. Lately his TIFO writers have had him look up explanations of the simple terms himself. Though for the record, I had no idea what a calico cat was either.

The real question is, what is a jellicle cat?

We bought some purple plants for our garden to fill a space. We didn't realise it was catnip. All 3 plants are now flattened after our 2 cats discovered it

5:44 I hate this, but you owned it so well that I can't help but respect it.

Fun fact: my cat is named Simon. He is chonk and orange colored.

I've never been this early! There's a stray male calico in our neighborhood that I always feed! :D

"What is a calico cat?" (snicker giggle BAHAHAAA!) Simon, you make me laugh. I love all your channels. It's because of one of your videos I've decided to name the next calico cat I foster "MERKIN".

I’m not high. The weed just triggered something in my brain to make me feel good and have the munchies.

I have 2 cats. One adores catnip and goes crazy for it. The other, I've seen sniff a pile of catnip and then walk away as if it is absolutely nothing. I've seen him more excited over a piece of dirt. lol Silly cats!

Very informative video! 5:43 is the best part. Keep up the good work, guys!

Loving the way you say "fur". Excellent video, thank you!

Cat-atonic state.. I see what you did there, Simon!! Hahahaha

5:45 BADUM BOOM BOOM TSSSST!!!

I will not lie I almost heard that as "What is a jellicle cat" and had a sudden deep need to hear Simon recite that poem haha Good video!

Love it! Too cute, and informative, thank you!

Watching this while my sweet Peta is on my lap. She's a Tuxedo with medium length hair and absolutely adorable.

One of my favorite cats was a way cool calico named Autumnale, like the botanical epiphet. Cats colors can influence their attitudes as well. Many like other weeds too 😃 My big tabby male loves hyssop.

Answering the most important question right off the bat, "What is a calico cat?" Thanks Simon, now I know.

I have a sweet (but skittish) feral tortie and I was just talking about what very little I knew about this to someone two days ago. Now i can go back with more info and sound smarter :P

The narrator of this video is very good at reading and placing emphasis where it is needed, totally on the fly.

I have a *"CALIBY"* and two *"DILUTE CALICOS"* ❤️❤️❤️

Simon! Im naming my son after you. TopTenz BusinessBlaze Craigmiles

I'm glad you said that

I had a cat who wasn't interested in catnip at all, he was a siamese/tabby mix. Smartest cat I've ever had! But now I have 2 who do enjoy it and it's great fun to watch them roll around in it and get hyper haha

spend my night on youtube and thanks to you guys i'm now going to spend an hour googling the effect of catnip on bigger cats, lions etc. if i dont find an answer i aint getting no sleep today.

Hey Simon, I bet you know way more about cats now than you ever wanted to after this!

Nice i have 2 cats and this taught me a couple of things thank you! Are there any other cat episodes?

Catnip deodorant... how awesome! Avoid moskitos and be the favorite of the BBQ party's pet at the same time... :D

Cat-atonic state 😂 RIMSHOT! I’m getting more used to business blaze and am now disappointed at the lack of rimshots in your other channels 😂

I watched that intro three times before I continued on to the rest of the video 😂

Definitely gonan use catnip-mosquito spray this summer when taking care of the cats in the local animal shelter 😀

Cutest. Thumbnail. ever.

I'm fine to get any type of cat except those that stands on two legs and sings

Buddy of mine had a fluffy male Calico cat named Buttons. He was an old shit too, had one of his eyes go white and his name was Zombie Cat from then on. I also had a female calico runt named Shasta who was cross-eyed and didn't meow. She chirped.

The best of RU-vid is told to you by Simon.

Interesting cat info!

When I was young (about 100 years ago) I spent summers working in an Up State NY farming community. When I got into Jr. Hi, and started getting exposed to science, I began to notice details of local farm/barn cats. Polydactyl cats were common. I always noted the occasional Torti. When I went to a farm as little as a mile away, there was an entirely different mix. Took me years to undertstnd that they were separate colonies, each of which were fed and (somewhat) cared for by the family on the farm.

Back when my parents used to breed our cats, one gave birth to a kitten who had Calico fur but a ginger blob on the right side of her face that looked like the mask from the phantom of the opera so we called her "Phantom"

I had a male calico, there was something wrong with that cat in the head though. He would try to jump our fence miss and hit the side or fly too far over it among many other oddities. He lived to be about 19 though great cat who loved every kitten he met.

Fun video, gave me an idea for mosquito repellent but would be a problem with 4 cats. I have had a male tortie, born to a calico momma, siblings were female calico and orange male, lovely cats.

That was deep Mr Simon 🤯😳

This was a good one

I can understand his confusion at the beginning. I had one of these cats as a kid and I didn't know they were called that.

I have one of the rarely seen male calico! He's adorable and when he went to his first check up the vet didn't believe me too he looked himself. lol

I had a pastel calico cat when I was younger. She was light grey & pale, peachy tan, and white. I've never seen one like her since. She was so pretty!

Simon has been cracking alot of jokes lately . The one video where he just walked out and turned the lights off was hilarious 😂

Catnip for humans calms us down. They use it in tea to help with relaxation and anxiety. I have used catnip in my homemade bug spray, along with lavender, cedar oil, peppermint oil and some other ingredients ✌🏼

We have a Calico that looks A LOT like the first pic in the video. The one where poor Simon has to stop and GOOGLE "What is a Calico cat"! LOLOLOLOL!! Ohhhh Simon!

i had a calico when i was a kid. it liked to curl up under the blanket with me. :D

Thank you for the lighter content Simon and TIFO team. Its helpful in these dark times. Kitties!

Tortoiseshell cat are magical !! My cat's grandma is Tortoiseshell she had 2 orange sons))) hehe one became my Van cat's husband :))))))))))

Some business blaze fun is sliding into my TDIFO and I like it

I grew some catnip on our back deck one time. 2 of our cats didn't care that much for it. A sniff or two, maybe a nibble. But one cat (Louie) loved it. He would sit and eat it for a few minutes then go inside, lay down and just "ride the buzz." An hour or so later he would get up and go eat some more catnip. Rinse and repeat. Our dog (Snickers) watched him do this and HE started eating the catnip and "riding the buzz." As Snickers was bigger, it would take more to get him buzzed. This led to the catnip almost being eaten away. They left it alone for a few weeks and it did grow back and the stoners started their lifestyle again.

Watching Simon realize that calicos and torties are the same thing is my favorite moment of today.

i was raised by a calico cat. she was very small and soft - and jealous! i've known other folks with calicos, and they all say the same. they don't tend to play well with other pets. my first grade teacher gave her to me when her cat had kittens. she finally died when i was 26 or so while i was in the air force.

My Sweetie is a calico. I call her my little toasted marshmallow kitty. She was a rescue.

OMG as a teenager I bought some Valerian Root tea to see how it would help with sleep. As soon as the box was open and my cat was near it, he went nuts and started busting open all the teabags and rubbing himself all over it. That was the day I learned how close Valerian is to cat nip

I had a big Male cat that was white on the belly and legs, orange and black on top and his sides were grey tabby stripes.

Speaking of calicos and catnip- I used to have a calico named Schatze. She was the most stoic cat you ever met. Nothing phased her. Until we gave her a catnip toy. She went completely NUTS over it. Next day it was completely shredded.

Today I found out that Simon Whistler is approx 6'5" tall.

Ever done one about sleepy limbs? Pins and needles!

Luvs it!

once my cats learned how to forge my signature on checks, they started to order out for the good catnip, from Columbia. Little buggers.

Now I know why my cat Nike is a calico/tortoiseshell and lol she loves her cat nip.

I've had to cats so far that aren't affected by cat nip, though one was adverse to it and would turn her nose up at it as soon as she smelled it

got a toy with catnip for my cat. she got the toy open, sniffed the catnip and walked away. i filled the toy in the bathroom so she could play with it in the bathtub. i put the little bag of catnip in the medicine cabinet and forgot about it. a stray followed me in one day. i noticed after awhile she was rubbing her back on the bottom of the medicine cabinet door. heard a crash one day. she had gotten the door open and was trying to open the bag the catnip was in. gave her a little. she rolled in it, played with it then ate it. she spent the rest of the day sprawled on the bed completely zoned.

Cutest photo🐱

So my ingenious name for every calico I saw as a child(Cali) was right far more often than it was wrong 🤔

When my cat eats Catnip it sits there and looks at me until I go out and get a pizza.

omg i'm gonna cover myself in catnip tea next time i go camping lol maybe i'll even make a cup of it for myself, it's not a bad tea, by any means. maybe my pores will excrete mosquito repellent lol

My grandma had a calico cat named Kalleko, her cat died loooong before I was born but Kalleko had a habit of hanging onto low branches to drop onto unsuspecting people, especially the milk men. Wish I met her

I was attacked by a large number of ants in a car park once. When I got home my cat treated my shoes as if I’d sprayed them with catnip. She will still to this day rub against my shoes if their out.

I had a hermaphrodite calico as a teenager. Didn't find out until I went to get him fixed because he had a mass in his stomach, which was a malformed uterus. That was expensive to get him spayed AND fixed. Best cat I ever had, though. He was incredibly affectionate and well-behaved.

My sister/roommate has a calico. She’s so weird. Just sits there purring loudly while she stares at people. And she refuses to play with my cat or toys. Except catnip, as she absolutely loves the stuff.

I love how much more of Simons personality is coming out in these videos.

I had a calico cat named Patches.

My neighbors down the street had a male Calico cat. I never knew it was a big deal, until I learned this in bio class

Simon has to look up what a Calico cat is for a script about Calico cats Me: Tilts phone to check channel cuz I thought this was TIFO not Business Blaze.

Cat's can get addicted to catnip. My sisters old cat was so addicted that he dug it up from half a meter snow in the winter (apparently it stays green in the winter). He was a bit on an odd one though so it might just have been him.

Let me just side in "like, subscirbe, and hit the bell" in the middle of the video 😂😂

Clearly, our cats are the stoner type when it comes to the "nip" they will even eat the roots to get the high. The after effects are really entertaining, one will sleep it off the other gets the munchies and then gets fighty

When you say catnip makes cats act "bizarrely", you mean "adorably", right?

My cat never had any response to cat nip. She did however come running whenever I smoked weed and just sat there taking it in!

I live on a farm in Ontario Canada and I feed the barn cats whom I've named all of them "Eric the Cat". The one Eric was pregnant but unfortunately I think she lost all her puppies😢. I also have a pet fish named "Eric the Fish"