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You also forget Diluted Tabbies as well. Most often you will find their
tiger striped patterns a little lighter. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "ParrotRob" wrote in message t... "Ablang" wrote in message ... Does anyone know what these terms mean? Only thing I know is that these are not names of cat breeds. They are color and marking pattern terms. Tabby is a pattern, not a color. Tabbies can be any of a number of colors, and are usually described as such - for instance "red tabby", "blue tabby", "brown tabby", etc. There are also several different types of tabby pattern (classic, mackeral, spotted, etc), but in general, a tabby is striped and will usually have a distinct "M" shaped marking above and between the eyes. I have a red mackeral tabby and a beautiful blue classic tabby. Both torties (short for toroiseshell) and calicos are terms for tricolor cats. Tricolor cats have orange (red), black (or brown) and white colorings. If they carry a certain (dilute) gene, they can also have the "diluted" forms of these colors (cream, blue, chocolate, etc). The difference is that in torties, the colors all tend to blend together. Torties are usually primarily dark with "splotches" of red/orange/white on them. Calicos, on the other hand, have distinct separation between the colors and usually larger patches of white. There's a more detailed explanation at http://www.fanciers.com/other-faqs/colors.html and http://www.fanciers.com/cat-faqs/tricolors.html with an interesting discussion on why tricolors are almost always female as well. Hope that helps. |
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