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Stunning black mackerel tabby male cat

Are all domestic cats tabbies?

PoC avatarPosted on August 18, 2022 by Michael BroadAugust 18, 2022

When you look at domestic cats today, you see a very wide range of coat types and colours. You would be deceived into believing that all domestic cats are not tabbies but technically they are. It seems that tabby cats … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged blotched tabby, classic tabby coat, genes, mackerel tabby cat, spotted tabby, tabby, tabby cat coat, tabby cats, torbie cat coat | Leave a reply

What percentage of orange tabby cats are female?

PoC avatarPosted on July 27, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 27, 2022

About 25% of orange tabby cats are females, which means that 75% of orange tabby cats are males. I say that because sometimes internet users search for “What percentage of orange tabbies are male?” Tabby cats are today’s topic so … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged cat genetics, orange tabby cat | 72 Replies
Ticked Coat of Abyssinian Cat

Persian ticked – experimental or crossbreed

PoC avatarPosted on May 6, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 6, 2022

The Persian ticked cat is an experimental breed of purebred cat. It is probably confined to a single breeder – although I don’t know for sure. There is very little information about this proposed cat breed except what is inferred … continue reading…

Posted in ticked tabby | Tagged agouti, cat breeds, cat coats, cat genetics, Persian cat, persian cats, tabby cat, ticked cat coat
Tabby domestic shorthair

Difference between tabby and domestic shorthair?

PoC avatarPosted on October 26, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 26, 2021

As a tabby cat is frequently a domestic shorthair cat, the question doesn’t make sense as it is trying to ask the difference between two types of domestic cat when the two descriptions often apply to the same individual cat … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged cat coats, classic tabby coat, domestic shorthair cat, moggies, non-pedigreed cat, purebred cats, random bred cat | Leave a reply
Stunning black mackerel tabby male cat

Picture of an unusual, large, dark mackerel tabby male cat

PoC avatarPosted on October 25, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 25, 2021

This cat is described as a Maine Coon but the coat and ears are all wrong. The coat should be shaggy not like this: tight and smooth. The face is ‘Maine Coonish’ but also not right. The muzzle is good … continue reading…

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Cat embryo developing its coat pattern thanks to the Dkk4 gene

New research into the domestic cat tabby pattern does not fully explain how the pattern is created

PoC avatarPosted on September 11, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 11, 2021

The news media is having a field day in declaring to the world that we now know how tabby cats get their stripes. And they give thanks to the team of scientists at the Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged cat coats, cat research, cat study, science, scientific studies, study, tabby | Leave a reply
Bengal cat Thriller Reaching for a Moth

Why are tabby cats so common?

PoC avatarPosted on June 28, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 28, 2021

The answer is a simple and straightforward one. The tabby pattern is the closest to the wild, or agouti, pattern, and the domestic cat is essentially a domesticated North African wildcat, which has that distinctive tabby pattern. The modern-day tabby … continue reading…

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Domestic cat with a bowl hair cut

Picture of a cat with a bowl haircut

PoC avatarPosted on March 2, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 2, 2021

This is a picture of a tabby cat with a bowl haircut. Well, it’s not exactly a haircut. It’s a hairstyle. A cat coat pattern. It’s a permanent ‘hair cut’ that this kitty was born with. Or is this a … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged pictures of cats, tabby and white cat, tabby cat, tabby cat coats | Leave a reply
Development of the blotched tabby domestic cat

Evolution of the blotched tabby pattern of domestic cats

PoC avatarPosted on November 13, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 9, 2022

The time when the blotched or classic tabby pattern, as it is called, emerged among domestic cats is of interest to people in the cat world. The tabby coat is the most common in domestic, stray and feral cats. This … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged blotched tabby, cat evolution, cat history, evolution, mackerel tabby cat, spotted tabby, tabby cat coat | 2 Replies
Grey Tabby Cat Licking Foot

Half a dozen facts about the grey tabby cat

PoC avatarPosted on August 29, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 29, 2020

Here are 6 facts about the grey tabby cat… Spelling I am dictating this. The software spells “grey” rather than “gray”. That tells you that I’m in the UK although I nearly always write about American cats! That is because … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged blotched tabby, classic tabby coat, mackerel tabby cat, maine coon cat, spotted tabby, tabby cat, ticked cat coat, torbie cat | Leave a reply
Spinning wheel cats image

What is a tabby cat?

PoC avatarPosted on July 13, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 15, 2020

A tabby cat can be any one of the following: a random bred domestic cat, a feral cat, a stray cat, a community cat or a purebred, pedigree cat and even a wild cat; all of which have or can … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged blotched tabby, cat genetics, cat history, classic tabby coat, mackerel tabby cat, spotted tabby, tabby, tabby cat coat, tabby cat coats, tabby cats | Leave a reply
Tabby cat with white socks

Why do many domestic cats have white ‘socks’ on their paws?

PoC avatarPosted on March 24, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 24, 2020

To get straight to the point the reason why domestic cats often have white socks is because during the early centuries of cat domestication people liked to see rare tabby cats with white fur on their paws so they made … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged piebald gene, tabby, tabby and white cat, tabby cat coat, white spotting gene | Leave a reply
Young cat with spiral tabby coat

Picture of a cute cat with a cinnamon bun coat

PoC avatarPosted on March 18, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 18, 2020

This cute cat who looks like a pedigree British Shorthair and she has a spiral tabby coat when curled up resting. When standing the coat would be deep, and high contrast straight lines along the torso which is unusual. The … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged cat anatomy, cat coats, cat genetics, mackerel tabby cat, tabby cat coats, tabby cats | Leave a reply
Picture of striped tabby cat

Pictures of striped tabby cats

PoC avatarPosted on November 6, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 6, 2019

Striped tabby cats are also called mackerel tabbies in reference to the skin of the fish by the same name. This is the ancient type of tabby pattern close to the one we see in the ancestral wild cat species. … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged classic tabby coat, mackerel tabby cat, tabby, tabby cat, tabby cat coat, tabby cat coats, tabby cats
Kitten catching the light and his shadow

Why do some tabby cats have spots on their bellies and stripes on their backs?

PoC avatarPosted on January 7, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 7, 2019

The answer to this question is straightforward and has been answered before. It needs to be re-addressed because people still ask the question. The picture below answers it. It has been decided by experts that almost 10,000 years ago a … continue reading…

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged cat domestication, mackerel tabby cat, tabby cats | 2 Replies

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