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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
American Shorthair cat Piper

American Shorthair cat ‘Piper’ and one other, both silver tabbies

PoC avatarPosted on January 4, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 4, 2022

I believe that the American Shorthair is an underrated purebred cat. This is a cat with a long American history, similar to the more famous Maine Coon. This was a cat of American barns, a kind of working cat; a … continue reading…

Posted in American Shorthair | Tagged american shorthair, american shorthair cat, blotched tabby, cat breed history, cat history, classic tabby coat, ships cats, si, silver tabby | Leave a reply
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
The blotched tabby is the most common UK cat

What is the most common cat coat type in the UK?

PoC avatarPosted on September 25, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 25, 2021

The blotched (classic tabby) pattern is the most common for domestic and stray cats in the UK today. It is unclear why the classic tabby is more common than the striped (mackerel) tabby. As the domestic cat’s wild ancestor has … continue reading…

Posted in blotched (classic) tabby | Tagged blotched tabby, cat genetics, classic tabby coat, genetic mutation, mackerel tabby cat, tabby, tabby cat, tabby cat coats, tabby cats | Leave a reply
1960s purported bobcat hybrid but a tabby domestic cat

Can a cat have a baby with a bobcat?

PoC avatarPosted on August 22, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 25, 2021

The question is interesting because it is loosely formulated. What it is asking is can the domestic cat mate with a bobcat to create hybrid offspring and the best answer comes from Sarah Hartwell when she writes about “domestic hybrid … continue reading…

Posted in WIld Cat Hybrids | Tagged bobcat, classic tabby coat, hybrid cat, hybridization, wild cat hybrids, wildcat hybrid | 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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Eric and Ollie mail delivery boys

Exotic Shorthair and Persian are adorable in “US Mail Carrier Pup” and “UPS Pal” costumes.

PoC avatarPosted on October 9, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 9, 2020

This pair are a ginger tabby Exotic Shorthair whose name is Ollie and a smokey-white flat-faced Persian whose name is Eric. They are on Instagram. Their caretaker reassures the viewers by saying: “All dressed up for Halloween 😃 Please note … continue reading…

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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
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
Why are tabby cats called tabby cats?

Why Are Tabby Cats Called Tabby Cats?

PoC avatarPosted on February 20, 2018 by Michael BroadFebruary 20, 2018

Tabby cats are called tabby cats because of the description of their coat which is derived from the name of watered silk called ‘Atabi’ from the Attabiah district of Baghdad, Iraq. The silk has a similar appearance to the mackerel tabby coat.

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Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged cat history, classic tabby coat, tabby, tabby cats | 6 Replies
Tabby Hair Strand

Agouti Cat Color

PoC avatarPosted on February 11, 2018 by Michael BroadFebruary 11, 2018

The agouti cat color refers, in fact, to a coat pattern; a type of cat coat and in fact the most common cat coat. The word “agouti” is the name given to a coat in which individual hair strands are … continue reading…

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The spread of cat domestication and evolution of the blotched tabby cat

PoC avatarPosted on June 29, 2017 by Michael BroadJune 29, 2017

This is very much in brief. The video below summarises in layperson’s language quite a technical research document published on the Nature Ecology and Evolution website. The ancient history of the domestic cat is quite well-known but if you watch … continue reading…

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Tabby and Torbie Maine Coon Youngsters

PoC avatarPosted on July 21, 2014 by Michael BroadJuly 21, 2014

This is a Helmi Flick cat photo special – mind you most of them are special. She describes these beauties as 12-week old Maine Coon kittens. She also says that to these cats are brown classic tabby males while the … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Breeds, Maine Coon | Tagged cat photography, classic tabby coat, Helmi Flick cat photography, Maine Coon cats, pictures of cats, torbie kitten | 8 Replies

World’s Biggest Tabby Cat?!

PoC avatarPosted on February 23, 2014 by Michael BroadDecember 21, 2018

Is this the world’s biggest domestic tabby cat? He is also a poly cat. You can see the original on Pinterest. The picture is genuine. The person holding the cat is not an adult which probably helps to explain the … continue reading…

Posted in size | Tagged classic tabby coat, tabby cat | 10 Replies

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