From where does a tabby cat get its stripes? The same place cheetahs get their spots. A new study finds the same gene that is responsible for the cheetah's color patterns causes a tabby's stripes.

From where does a tabby cat get its stripes? The same place cheetahs get their spots. A new study finds the same gene that is responsible for the cheetah's color patterns causes a tabby's stripes.

SUMMIT — Shorty is a male mackerel tabby cat, approximately 5 years old. Currently in a foster home, volunteers at the Summit Animal Rescue Association say he lost his home when his owner died. Shorty ...

Q: What’s the difference between a tabby and a tiger cat? Is a tabby a purebred cat? A: Tabby is not a breed, but a coat pattern common among purebreds as well as mixed-breed cats, usually referred to ...

A 19-year-old cat that was abandoned at Logan Airport has found her forever home just in time for the holidays, the Animal Rescue League of Boston said Wednesday. A driver brought the mackerel tabby ...

The coat of the traditional tabby, or ‘bullseye’ or "swirled," is the most typical fur pattern of house cats. It features wide, rounded spots on the sides and a clear ‘M’ on the forehead. Swirls are ...

A cat’s dress code, it seems, is its genetic code. Scientists have solved an age-old mouser mystery—why there are stripes on a domestic tabby cat—and discovered yet another connection between Mittens ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute colums from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: What’s the difference between a tabby and a tiger cat? Is a tabby a ...