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AZJonnie

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4. Fun fact ... tabby is not a breed as such, it is actually house cat's 'default' coat pattern.

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 03:24 AM

Jun 27

I'm not saying YOU don't know this, I just know some people don't, s'why I mention it

IOW in the absence of more dominant genes that change their color and pattern, all cats are tabby cats. That's why there's so many, esp. among ferals. If humans suddenly decided not to keep and breed cats anymore, such that all there were were feral cats, that bred freely? Over not THAT long, there'd be almost nothing but tabby-patterned cats, and the remainder who weren't would be a solid color, mostly black.

Bonus fun fact: Other than in cases of very rare genetic abnormalities, male house cats cannot be both orange, and black. Only females can.

Hope you enjoyed Jonnies Random Cat Facts

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Oh what pretty tabby cats! mwmisses4289 Jun 27 #1

Yeah, "Oh hai. We are totally innocent of anything that might happen later." LudwigPastorius Jun 27 #3

gorgeous! Skittles Jun 27 #2

Fun fact ... tabby is not a breed as such, it is actually house cat's 'default' coat pattern. AZJonnie Jun 27 #4

😺😸 mwmisses4289 Jun 27 #5

Thanks, AZJonnie. LudwigPastorius Jun 27 #7

No problem LP, and indeed I'm sure you're correct about the royalty factor :) AZJonnie Jun 27 #8

They are beautiful, LudwigPastorious. Thank you very much for posting. debm55 Jun 27 #6

They are a handsome pair! CountAllVotes Jun 27 #9