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- From: nvonstein@memstvx1.memst.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Re: Meaning of tabby cats
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.135342.4760@memstvx1.memst.edu>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 13:53:42 -0600
- References: <1992Dec22.160649.15563@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1h7p47INNbii@FUNCTOR.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU> <1992Dec22.231607.22629@tellab5.tellabs.com>
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- In article <1992Dec22.231607.22629@tellab5.tellabs.com>, rmd@tellabs.com (Bob Dyas) writes:
- > jhoskins@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James M Hoskins) writes:
- >>
- >> What are the characteristic, defining markings of what are
- >> called tabby cats?
- >>
- >> Also, can anyone comment on coloration and markings of "tortise-shell
- >> tabbies" and "mackerel tabbies"?
- >>
- >
- > I've read/heard that many/most/all tabbies have what appears to be a
- > capital letter M on their forehead. My cat does. Is this true for all
- > the tabbies out there?
- >
- I haven't noticed this so much with my gray tabbies, but I have two "orange"
- tabbies who definitely have an M on their foreheads. My first "orange" tabby
- (who is no longer with us - and we still miss him) also had an M - thus he was
- named Mikey. I will look closely at my "grays" tonight and see if they have
- one.
-
- Nancy
- >
- > --
- > ---------------
- > Bob Dyas
- > Tellabs, Inc.
- > rmd@tellabs.com
- >
-