Tabby cat

Tabby cat, also known as grey tiger, or simply tabby is the name for domestic cats with fur coats of stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns. These cats often have a mark that looks like the letter "M" on their foreheads. Tabbies are not a cat breed.^[1] Tabby cats are very common. About two-thirds of the world's cat population are tabbies.

The tabby pattern is in many pure breeds of cats, as well as in mixed breeds. The tabby pattern happens naturally because of cats' closest ancestor, the African Wildcat. It has the same colors and patterns.

1. ↑ Franny Syufy (2014). "The Glorious Tabby: A Tribute to Tabby Cats in all Their Manifestations". About website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2014.