So, the personality, as well as the behavior of the tabbies can be quite different. On the other hand, some tabbies are shy, and they love to be in a quiet place. Many pure breeds of cat have a tabby colour. They may be mackeral, classic, ticked or spotted in patterning. A brief review of each of these breeds will provide some. Some breeds are known to be intelligent and gentle, while a few tabbies can be quite aggressive. Brown, grey and ginger and common Tabby colours. In the Abyssinian, Somali and Singapura cats, the ticked tabby pattern is the only pattern allowed. As these patterns can be found in so many cat breeds, it is really difficult to describe the personality of tabby cats. So, these are the major types of tabby patterns. The ‘M’ marking on the forehead and a faint necklace can however, be observed in these cats. This gives the coat a shimmering appearance in the sunlight. Only a closer look can reveal that the fur is indeed striped with bands of light and dark colors. This pattern can look quite different from other tabby patterns, as the characteristics stripes, swirls, or the spots of the tabby pattern cannot be observed, especially at the first glance. Some common spotted breeds are, American bobtail, Australian Mist, Egyptian Mau, and Ocicat. However, it is not known whether spotted tabby pattern is developed from the mackerel pattern, or it is a result of a different genetic mutation. A line of spots from the neck to the tail, and a faint necklace in the chest can also be observed in some cats. Similarly, the swirls of the classic pattern can be replaced by large spots. The usual stripes of the mackerel pattern may get broken and appear as small spots. Many consider that the spotted pattern is not a true pattern, but a modification of the stripes and the whorls of the mackerel and the classic patterns. The spotted tabby pattern can be distinguished by the presence of some large or small spots on the coat, that substitute the stripes or whorls of the classic and the mackerel patterns. Toyger is a new cat breed with this pattern. Like the classic pattern, the M marking can be found on the forehead. Mackerel tabbies are also characterized by the presence of two rows of blotches on the belly, that are termed as ‘vest buttons’. In the chest area, one or more wide bands can be observed, which are termed as ‘necklaces’. The fine parallel stripes on the sides and the shoulder resemble the bones of fish, which is why this pattern is called mackerel.
Towards the tail and the legs, one can observe striped rings, while on the shoulder and the sides, the stripes are usually parallel. They can be solid on the stomach and the flank region, or broken into bars or spots. It is the most common tabby pattern, which can be easily distinguished by the vertical and slightly curved stripes. The American short hair cat and Sokoke (Khadzonzos) are some common breeds with the classic tabby pattern. The characteristic ‘M’ mark can be found on their forehead. The tail, as well as the legs of the classic tabbies usually have broad bands, and their belly or stomach contains a row of ‘vest button’ blotches. These striped markings are known as necklaces and bracelets.The pattern on the flank resembles a bull’s eye or oyster. Additionally, many classic tabbies will have spotted bellies and striped bands around the neck and down the legs. On the forehead between the eyes there is a characteristic “M”, on each side of the cat you will see a concentric swirl called the “bullseye”, on the back between the shoulders there is a lighter area knowns as the “butterfly”, and 3 dark stripes follow along the spine. This tabby pattern is characterized by broad bands of dark striping against a lighter background. Let’s take a look at the key features of each here: There are 4 distinct tabby patterns: Classic Tabby, Mackerel Tabby, Spotted Tabby and the Ticked Tabby. You will find tabby cats in a vast array of coat colors as well, ranging including cream, cameo, lilac, seal, gray, silver, red, brown, golden, cinnamon, chocolate, blue and black smoke. Both longhair and shorthair coated cats may exhibit a tabby pattern. While the tabby pattern is common in many breeds, it is not a breed in and of itself. Diagram of Agouti color banding on individual hairs Image: © The tabby pattern is determined by the agouti gene which controls the distribution of pigment within each hair of the cat. A tabby cat is a cat of any breeding that displays a coat pattern featuring stripes, swirls, dots and rings.
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