Did you know that Tabby Cats are striped, with a variety of patterns?
The classic "blotched" tabby (or known as "marbled") pattern is the most common and consists of butterflies and bulls eyes.
The "striped" or "mackerel" tabby cat is a series of vertical stripes down the cat's side (resembling the fish). This pattern, which is broken into spots, is referred to as a "spotted" tabby. I am striped tabby, as you can see from my markings in the picture above!
The tabby markings may also look like a series of ticks on the fur, thus the "ticked" tabby, which is almost exclusively associated with the Abyssinian cat.
5 comments:
And a very handsome tabby mancat you are!
You are a furry handsome Tabby too, Tristan!
Ooooh striped like a Tiger.. RAWR!
V-V
Well, that's some interesting facts about me!!
Zoey
We tabbies are fascinating. I have stripes and spots, and loads of ticked fur. Even my whiskers are ticked!
Hope you have a great holiday!
Purrs,
Abby Normal
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