Are all domestic cats tabbies?
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...
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What does ‘agouti’ mean in cats?
We see the word ‘agouti’ used a lot in the world of cats, particularly the world of cat breeders. This is because it is a word that indirectly refers to a very common type...
Picture of an unusual, large, dark mackerel tabby male cat
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...
What is the most common cat coat type in the UK?
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...
Evolution of the blotched tabby pattern of domestic cats
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...
Half a dozen facts about the grey tabby cat
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...
What is a tabby cat?
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;...
Picture of a cute cat with a cinnamon bun coat
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...
Pictures of striped tabby cats
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...
Why do some tabby cats have spots on their bellies and stripes on their backs?
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...
What is a brindle cat?
I believe that the proper terminology is “brindled cat” but people search for, “what is a brindle cat?”. A brindle cat is a tabby cat. Although the word “brindled” is used as a prefix...
Ancient Egyptian cats were nearly all very large mackerel tabbies?
A few hundred mummified Egyptian cats exist in museums and analysis of some of the remains reveals that they are mackerel tabby cats like the North African wildcat. I suppose that result might be...
From Mackerel Tabby To Classic Tabby Cat Coat
First we need to just restate what is in fact not stated that often, that the wild cats have tabby coats. And the classic moggie tabby we see all time has the same gene...
Polydactyl Tabby Cat Picture
This is a really nice polydactyl tabby cat picture by Helmi Flick. Octavia is a beautiful polydactyl tabby cat. People call them polycats. And they have polyfeet! The polydactyl world throws up some nice...
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