![]() Ticked tabbies have few to zero stripes or bands, but their distinctive pattern is the result of agouti hairs that break up the tabby pattern into a salt-and-pepper or sand-like look. The Mau, Maine Coon, Bengal, Savannah and Ocicat breeds are among the tabbies bearing this pattern. Spotted tabbies are thought to result from a gene that breaks up either the mackerel or classic patterns, turning stripes into spots. The stripes may be continuous or broken into shorter segments as they reach the flanks and stomach. The mackerel tabby pattern (also known as fishbone) is common, and presents as slender vertical stripes, gently curving on the sides of the body. Classic tabbies also have a faint “butterfly” pattern on their shoulders with 3 thin stripes running down the spine. The classic tabby pattern (also known as marbled or blotched) consists of thick stripes or spots that swirl into a bullseye on either side of the cat’s body. Some are so faint that they can only be seen when the wearer of the coat is caught basking in the sunlight. Classic, mackerel, spotted, ticked, and patched are the five types of tabby patterns. The word “ tabby” comes from “Al-Attabiya,” a type of fabric made in Baghdad, that was woven into a beautiful, yet irregular, wavy pattern. ![]() Since rodents were attracted to the agricultural offerings grown by human civilizations, cats likely followed the rodent populations and came in contact with human settlements.Īnother feline lineage may have formed in Egypt, where cats were worshipped and treated like royalty. ![]() Analysis of feline DNA may suggest cats lived alongside humans for thousands of years before they were domesticated.
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