Long Haired Light Orange Orange Tabby Cat

Long haired breeds such as persians maine coons and american curl can have the orange tabby pattern.

Long haired light orange orange tabby cat. That means that although a tabby cat is not a specific cat breed a cat of a specific breed such as a maine coon can be described as a tabby cat. Bengals toygers and savannahs look like tigers in miniature. The orange tabby cat s breed can determine its behavior as certain breeds share common personality traits according to the cat fanciers association. They tend to develop black freckles.

Orange tabby cats are almost always male. Up to 80 of orange cats are male and nobody knows why. Tabbies are also often referred to as tigers for obvious reasons. One characteristic to look for in tabby cats is an m marking on their forehead.

This is a really interesting fact and it tells us that sex and coat color genetics are somehow related at least in orange cats. Many orange cats are tabby cats. Morris and garfield are just a few of the iconic orange tabby cats that are part of our culture s collective cat consciousness. Legend has it that the m on orange tabby cats appeared after mother mary blessed a tabby for curling up with baby jesus to help him fall asleep.

It s no wonder that so many orange tabbies end up with names like ginger big red marmalade or even tangerine although orange somehow seems far less creative. The orange tabby color is commonly found in persian munchkin american bobtail british shorthair bengal maine coon abyssinian and egyptian mau cats. Their big bold and brightly colored coats. All ginger cats are tabbies as they all have the agouti gene but all tabbies are not orange.

Known for years as either marmalade cats or ginger cats the orange tabby has been so nicknamed to ensure it s distinction from the black tabby variety. A long haired orange tabby persian has a sweet docile temperament and usually stays more sedentary than a cat of another breed. Notice the m marking on this orange kitty s forehead. Tabby cats have the distinction of being the most common felines but they re not actually recognized as a breed.

Abyssinians are favored for the orange ticked pattern. The same pigment is responsible for red hair in humans. The term tabby describes a domestic cat s markings tortoiseshell cat or calico for example not its breed. It s not hard to know why.

So it appears that whether your cat has long and fluffy or short and fuzzy hair they might be of the ginger persuasion.