tabby is the breed of cat that has spots and stripes.
tabby is the breed of cat that has spots and stripes.
what breed of cat has spots and stripes?
tabby
bullet::::- head: facial stripes and markings shall be circularly aligned around the face. traditional tabby markings moving radially away from the face for any distance are undesirable. lighter to virtually white "thumb marks" on the back of the ears are desirable. natural "make-up" look is important: eyes must have black mascara-like markings and whited spectacles; desirable for mouth to have black lipstick markings.









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- bengal cat









































bullet::::- cheetoh cat, another bengal cross-breed









































bullet::::- serengeti cat, another bengal cross-breed









































bullet::::- ocicat









































section::::external links.









































bullet::::- toyger breed homepage









































bullet::::- about the toyger breed









































bullet::::- national geographic photo gallery on toygers
toyger
like its mainland relative, the sunda leopard cat is slender, with long legs and well-defined webs between its toes. its small head is marked with two prominent dark stripes and a short and narrow white muzzle. there are two dark stripes running from the eyes to the ears, and smaller white streaks running from the eyes to the nose. the backs of its moderately long and rounded ears are black with central white spots. body and limbs are marked with black spots of varying size and color, and along its back are three rows of elongated spots that join into complete stripes in some subspecies. the tail is about half the size of its head-body length and is spotted with a few indistinct rings near the black tip. the background color of the spotted fur varies from light grey to ochre tawny, with a white chest and belly. there are two main variants in the coloration. the cats from java, bali and palawan are a light grey, sometimes yellow-grey, with very small spots that may not be clearly defined. the three spotted lines along the back do not from complete stripes and are close together. those from sumatra, borneo and negros have a warm ochre toned background color and larger well-distinguished spots. the three longitudinal spot-lines are usually fused into stripes. sunda leopard cats weigh , have head-body lengths of and tails about 40-50% of that length.
sunda leopard cat