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You are here: Home / Diary / Somali Sunday: The Mark of the Tabby

Somali Sunday: The Mark of the Tabby

December 20, 2009 By: Sparkle Cat4 Comments

You may not know this, but the ticked fur coat that we Somalis (and Abyssinians) have is actually part of the tabby family of patterns! There are three other, more common tabby patterns — classic, mackerel and spotted. Of course, those aren’t important to us Somalis. In fact, having tabby stripes on our legs is considered a pattern fault and Somalis with stripes are generally considered “pet” quality, not “show” quality. Even though I am a pet, I have no stripes. My agouti has no breaks or flaws whatsoever.

No stripes on THIS Somali!

But fancy cats as we are, there is one thing that permanently joins us with our tabby brothers and sisters: the tabby “M” on our foreheads. I call it “the mark of the tabby”:

M marks the spot

Some humans think the “M” on our head is something mysterious. But there’s nothing mysterious about it — it stands for “meow!”

It also stands for me, me, me!

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Comments

  1. BeadedTail says

    December 20, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    Sparkle, we think you look beautiful in that first photo! We’ve seen M’s before but didn’t realize they stood for Meow!

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  2. Marg says

    December 20, 2009 at 11:42 am

    Great post Sparkle. Wonder if I have an M on my forehead. I am a gray tabby. Will have to get Mom to look and see.

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  3. Your Daily Cute says

    December 20, 2009 at 9:31 am

    I didn’t know about the M for tabbies. That was a great lesson… and beautiful, sparkly pictures!

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  4. One Cats NIp says

    December 20, 2009 at 8:09 am

    Arent tabby marking any tabby markings awesome! I’m a mackerel tabby and now we have something in common! Our meowing M’s! OOOOOOO I have something in common with Sparkle! * squee*

    Reply

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