Tabby Cat

The yellow-brown background, with pure black markings, is surrounded by a ring of lighter copper. Tabby cats have a rounded head, closely spaced ears, a slightly shorter neck, and well-developed muscles. The eyes are large and bright, with round apricot kernels, acceptable in color from yellow, gold to green, and usually have eyeliner. The nose is brick red with a nose line. The hair is short and thick, and the texture is stiff. Independent, lively and alert. Strong ability to catch mice. The head is round, the ears are close together, the size is moderate, the roots of the ears are wide, the ears are broad and deep, and the tips are rounder. The cheeks are broad, making the head look quite round.

The eyes are large and bright, with round apricot kernels, acceptable in color from yellow, gold to green, and usually have eyeliner. The nose is brick red with a nose line. Tabby cats are of moderate size, with a wide and deep chest. The limbs and tail are moderately short, strong and muscular.

Tabby cats generally feel strong and well balanced. The back hair can be divided into long hair and short hair. The markings are beautiful. Because it resembles the markings of wild raccoon, we usually call it tanuki markings. There are M-shaped markings on the forehead, the eye corners have continuous extension lines, and the neck, limbs and tail have Ring markings, the body is a complete connection of herringbone markings or leopard spots. Little tabby cats often clean their fur, and in many cases, they love to lick their bodies and clean themselves. After a meal, it wipes its beard with its front paws, and licks its anus with its tongue after urinating. This is the little tabby cat removing the odor and dirt from his body.

There are many rough small protrusions on the tongue of a tabby cat, which is the most suitable tool for removing dirt.

It can be seen that tabby cats wash their faces with their paws every day. Also, every time you urinate in a fixed place, you must cover the feces with your claws after you urinate.

For example, a tabby cat licks its coat with its tongue to stimulate the secretion of sebaceous glands, make the hair shiny and lubricated, not easily wetted by water, and can lick a small amount of vitamin D, promote the normal development of bones, and make the coat fluffy. The function of promoting heat dissipation. Like a dog, tabby cats often wag their tails, but tabby cats wag their tails in different meanings from dogs. Dogs wag their tails, which means friendliness and welcome, while tabby cats wag their tails in a complicated way. When a tabby cat is resting, if you have to groom its coat or restrict its freedom, the tabby cat will shake its tail quickly to show impatience. And when it is taking a peaceful nap somewhere, the tabby cat may not necessarily look back to the owner's call, at most it will only shake its tail as an answer. When a tabby cat voluntarily sleeps in the arms of its owner, its mood is happiest. At this time, its tail will swing slowly and greatly. Even in its sleep, the tabby cat will occasionally wobble its tail. When a tabby cat asks you to beg for something to eat, it will rub against your feet, its tail will stand tall, its tip will be lightly shaken, and its meowing will make you feel love and compassion. Tabby cats still maintain the nocturnal habit of carnivores, and many activities (such as rat hunting, courtship and mating) are often carried out at night. Tabby cats are most active every day at dawn or evening, and most of the day is resting or sleeping lazily.