Catsexhibit a all-embracing compass of behavior , from entitled to slightly less entitled . But some pet owner may have noticed that calico cat - patterned or calico - patterned felines mightdemonstratea more brusque temperament than cats of other stripes . Some have even give it a name : tortitude . But does this phenomenon in reality exist ?
According to science , it does . In 2015 , the University of California , Davis print enquiry that identify a link between a true cat ’s cantankerous disposal and ‘ torties , ’ or cat with an eclectic opprobrious , brown , and crimson coat . ( Calicoes , which have a similar reputation , are white with orange and bleak patches ) The findings , which werepublishedinJournal of Applied Animal Welfare Science , were the result of surveying roughly 1200 hombre owners on computerized tomography personalities The torties and calicoes had higher incidences of biting , whoosh , scratching , and other confrontational demeanour .
In pets , it ’s typically breeds that develop reputations — or stereotypes — for certain trait . But why would surface colour be linked to conduct ? There ’s not yet a conclusive answer , but one possibility is that the same gene that cypher those colors might also be responsible for hostility level .
To be unclouded , neither torties nor calicoes are intolerably violent . Tortitude is more aconditionof having little patience for human or other pet foolishness . Such cat may also have more frequent climate swings and relish more independency than other cats .
It ’s also deserving take down that resume answerer may have been mindful of the reputation of computerized axial tomography with these coat colors and might have been predispose to consider them as a niggling more troublesome . CT of all stripes also necessitate plenty of human socializing as kittens . But most who have experience with tortitude are quick to prompt others that they ’re mostly lovable companions . Just be inclined to give them their space .
[ h / tThe Seattle Times ]
