Cinder, age 8 weeks When I first introduced the kitten to my friend group via pictures and video, it was with the full knowledge that at least one of my friends (Hi Stella!) had torties. (Tortoiseshell cats.) And my first question was, "Are torties like calicos in that they're almost always female?" The immediate response was, "Yes." Which is what I figured, because torties are just the darker versions of calicos, it seems like. The next thing I got was, "Torties have somethi