Long Haired Marble Tabby

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Long haired marble tabby.

The pattern of circular smudges. Blotched classic tabby this pattern consists of circular swirling smudges much like a marble cake. Also this name is adorable. Marble tabby coats often have a marble pattern.

2af1gth rf cute long haired tabby kitten. The classic tabby has stripes on their face and head with swirls of darker color on a lighter base throughout the body. A beautiful long haired tabby cat with brilliant green eyes outside a weathered blue door in the medieval village of gourdon france. Dot a super sweet name for a girl cat with spots.

The mackerel tabby is a domestic type of feline that sports a fur coat pattern that begins with a dark background of gray or orange hue with darker stripes that run vertically down the torso of the cat s body. Harlequin a name inspired by the harlequin pattern. These swirls are usually quite random and resemble a marble cake. The spotted tabby has dark blotches of color mixing spots with stripes.

The ticked aka agouti tabby has isolated bands of color. Patches patterns of different colors kind of look like patches. The classic tabby also known as blotched or marbled tabby has the m pattern on the forehead but the body markings rather than primarily thin stripes or spots are thick curving bands in a whirled or swirled pattern with a distinctive mark on each side of the body resembling a bullseye. The tabby cat is not a breed but a coat colour which can be found in both mixed breed and purebred cat populations.

The shoulder markings are likened to an open winged butterfly ready for flight. The classic tabby is the most common with swirls of color creating a marbled pattern. Classic tabby cat the classic tabby has bold swirling patterns along his sides much like a marble cake. The mackerel tabby has stripes comparable to fish bones with narrow striped rings around the legs and tail.

Now that we understand what makes a tabby let s look at different kinds. There are interlacing dark thinner lines that mimic the look of fish bones which is where the term mackerel derives from. This tabby is called a blotched tabby in some regions.