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While tabby cats are grouped together in conversation, they are not a breed. Tabby refers to a cat who has a certain pattern on its coat. The Tabby pattern has dark markings (stripes, swirls, spots) on a paler background. The stripe colour is solid (goes right to the hair root), but the background colour is banded with colour on each individual hair.
Many breeds of cat can have the tabby pattern, but is particularly common in moggies.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAll domestic cats, no matter what the coat pattern, have the same species classification: Felis catus.
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∙ 13y agoOrange (or red) Tabby is a particular colour and pattern found on a coat of a Domestic Cat species.
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∙ 12y agoNo, tabby is actually a coat pattern, found in many breeds.
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What breed of cat is yellow and orange with short hair?
i think tabby
What kind of cat was Morris the 9 Lives Cat?
He was an orange tabby. His breed was probably American shorthair (which is basically the mutt breed of cat in the U.S.).
Is the tabby cat wyomings state cat?
No, the tabby cat is not a breed.
Why is it genetically impossible for a cat to be orange without being a tabby?
The 'O' gene found in an orange tabby cat suppresses a gene called the 'aa' gene. This 'aa' gene decides if the tabby pattern will be blocked in a cat or not. Because this gene is suppressed in an orange cat there is always a tabby pattern. This means that there is no such thing as a solid orange cat and a cat with patterns in its fur is considered to be a tabby. Thus all orange cats are tabby cats.
What kind of cat is Alonzo from cats?
It is not specified what breed he is, but it says that he is a tabby. A tabby is not a breed.
What breed is tom fletchers cats?
His cat is an orange and white long haired tabby cat. It recently passed away in 2013 and his name was Marvin.
What is the most entertaining cat breed?
I think the Maine coon cat is most hyper. I have one who never stops.
Can a Burmese cat have a red tabby coat?
Yes, a Burmese cat breed can have a red tabby coat.
What is Garfield's breed?
Garfield is a fictional character created by Jim Davis in the comic strip "Garfield." He is depicted as an overweight, lazy, orange tabby cat with a sarcastic attitude. While his specific breed is never mentioned in the strip, he is generally considered to be a mixed breed cat.
Is a taby cat a larger breed?
No, tabby cats are not a separate breed themselves. Many different cat breeds can have tabby pelts. If your cat is a large tabby, it probably came from a breed of cats that is larger than others, such as the Maine Coon. But there are many tabby cats that are small too, like the Munschkin.
What if it a female white cat with orange on it called?
She is called an orange tabby and white, or an orange tabby bicolor if she is half white half orange.
What cat is the rarest?
a female orange tabby
