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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago (1 children)

From the OOP: “My family moved to a property, previous owners said there are "some" barn cats They are up to 21 orange cats (not all pictured here). My family is taking great care of them all, and will soon get the cats fixed. The babies all have future homes now!”

They posted anonymously.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I love them! I love them all!!

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 1 month ago

So!

Much!

ORANGE!!!!

[–] nezrock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 month ago

And still not two brain cells to rub together.

[–] whitemonster@lemmy.today 23 points 1 month ago

oops all orange!

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month ago

OH MY GOD! Look at all the meow meows! I want to cuddle them allllllll! 🩷🐈😻😸🩷😻😸🐈😸🩷😸🐈😻😸

[–] gnawmon@ttrpg.network 12 points 1 month ago

and they all share the same single braincell

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 month ago

21 brain cells together 🥹

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Adorable but I also hope you start fixing them before this gets out of control

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

Yes… before.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

That’s a lot of cats.

[–] Illogicalbit@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I was gonna say ";)"

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Like a patch of budding mushrooms

[–] barzaria@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

An orange glower

[–] ZMonster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Cat Aphex Twin Album Art

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If they are all orange, doesn't that mean they are all males? And the females are still out there waiting and watching and ready to repopulate?

[–] QualifiedKitten@discuss.online 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah, just means the females are all homozygous for orange, and all the males are orange. The gene for orange is on the X chromosome, and since XY males only get one X chromosome, they're either "orange" or "not orange". XX females (and XXY males) can get one copy of "orange" and one copy of "not orange", and that's how you you get torties/calicos, and why torties/calicos are almost always female.

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

User name checks out.