April 30, Tabby Cat Day!

Tabbies are NOT a specific BREED of cat, but Tabby actually refers to their COAT color/pattern. Tabbies come in all kinds of colors, from orange to buff, to brown, if you look at some black cats in bright sunlight, you can see stripes and 

even Queen Nellie (who was a lilac point siamese) had tabby stripes (and the M) if you look carefully. While tabby is not a breed, the tabby pattern itself is considered one of the oldest and most natural feline coat patterns, dating back thousands of years to ancient times.

The tabby pattern comes from the African wildcat (Felis lybica), the ancestor  all domestic cats. These striped markings date back thousands of years, with many cats in Ancient Egypt appearing in paintings with similar markings.

More about Tabbys!

"Original" Cat: Because the tabby pattern is so common and found in wild ancestors, they are sometimes described as the "original" cat pattern.

"M" Marking: A key feature of true tabby cats is the "M" marking on their forehead, which is believed to be one of the oldest genetic markings in cats.
Most Common Pattern: The tabby gene is still highly prevalent today, with up to 80% of domestic cats worldwide having some form of tabby pattern.

 I, Marvelous, do have some Wildcat in my genetics! Mom thinks that is why I still have some feral  tendencies!

Me? I think I am the KING of Midway! Even the big old ferels run when I am out! 

Tell us about your Tabbyness! 

 

 

Tabby Day and Adopt a Shelter Pet Day and The Blogosphere!

 

 

 

 The cat that Mom grew up with was a tabby. Her name was Tiger and she lived with Mom for 10 years.

 

 

Later, she had an Orange Tabby named Attila!

 

He arrived when Alex was 5 years old and they lived in a small village in the foothills in Alberta. When they moved to the big city, Attila missed being an outside cat. A friend of Mom's got him a new person who lived "off the grid". Attila LOVED his new home and his new person and he lived to be 21 years old! The last time Mom saw him was about 2 weeks before he went over the bridge and he still acted like a kitten.

Now Mom is owned by us 2 tabbies! Jo Jo and Me, Marvelous. 

 

Jo Jo is 3 years older than I am. We look very much alike. We are the same size but I have bigger paws and a squarer head. Our coats have different patterns. When you see us at a distance, we can be mistaken for each other, but when we are together, you can see the difference. 

 

Jo Jo

Me, Marvelous!

 

Today is also 

 

Support a Shelter Pet Day

 

 

 

Right now, only Mr Kozmo came from a shelter, though we DO support our local shelter! Helping Hands rescues and cares for the abandoned cats in our area. 

 

 

Kozmo Says -ADOPT a SHELTER PET!

 

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May starts tomorrow and there are 13 DIFFERENT things happening!

 

 I LOVE all the animals who blog that I've met through the blogosphere!