From my ongoing series of animals that live in a German animal shelter...

Pumpkin

Pumpkin was found with another cat on a farm, caught with a live trap and brought to the shelter. She is one of the rare red female cats! The gene that produces the red coloration is located on the X chromosome. A female cat has two X-chromosomes and must therefore inherit two "red" X-chromosomes to develop this color; namely from mother and father. A male cat, on the other hand, has only one X chromosome and must therefore receive only one "red" X chromosome from his mother. That is why there are estimated to be three times more red males than female cats.

The intention of my posts is not to find people that adopt those pets. This German animal shelter accepts only local adoptions and has a very good placement rate. My intention is to raise awareness for all those beautiful pets in the shelters out there waiting for you to be their hero. Go to your nearest animal shelter to find your new pet. Adopt! Don't shop!

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