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TIL Tortoiseshell cats are almost always female. Male ones are incredibly rare and are usually sterile.

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b9al4 Today I learned that non-spayed female ferrets will die if they don't have sex. They go into season and don't come out until they have mated, and the associated elevated oestrogen levels eventually cause anemia and death.
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