Martin was a much loved, friendly two-year-old cat when he died on the road. He had been adopted by the police officers of the NYPD 6th Precinct (Coney Island) after he had been abandoned on West 8th Street and Surf … please continue reading
This is a very nice photograph of a young grey tabby kitten resting on the boot of what appears to be a large bloke while he is sweeping up his workplace. It’s a great juxtaposition between the delicacy and sweetness … please continue reading
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 … please continue reading
The title to this article is a question asked by web surfers and it needs to be read carefully because ‘mating’ means a sexual encounter. It does not necessarily mean the creation of bobcat x domestic cat hybrids. This is … please continue reading
Of course I’m joking. This tabby cat is not a criminal. But he has been filmed and in human parlance he is engaging in an act of theft: criminal behaviour. What is charming is that he takes the plush toy … please continue reading
No. People ask, “are tabby cats male?”. They should ask “are red tabby cats male?”. To which the answer is: there are more male red tabby cats than female tabbies. To an informed cat owner or someone who knows cats … please continue reading
The question, “what does tabby mean?” is asked on the Internet. I’m sure that when people are asking the question they are referring to the coat of a domestic cat. This is because the word “tabby” is most commonly heard … please continue reading
It can be very difficult to distinguish between torbie and tabby cats. For me, it may be almost impossible to be sure, on occasions. Ideally, you have to be a member of the cat fancy with some real experience. The … please continue reading
‘Tortie’ is short for tortoiseshell. ‘Torbie’ is a made up word which joins together ‘tortie’ and ‘tabby’ (the second ‘t’ becomes a ‘b’). It describes a cat coat which is tortoiseshell with tabby fur mixed in. There is an endless … please continue reading
You may remember the strange case of the green stray/feral cat of Varna, Bulgaria. Many photos were taken but no one tried to help. I wrote an article encouraging someone to help because all that was required was to trap … please continue reading
