Tabby cats, also referred to as tiger cats, are cats with a
coat featuring a pattern of distinctive stripes, lines, dots or swirling
patterns. Tabby cats have pencil like lines on their faces, and almost
all tabbies have markings shaped like the letter “M” on their foreheads.
Tabby is not a breed. The tabby pattern is found in domestic cats as
well as many purebred cats. The tabby pattern looks very similar to the
coloration of the domestic cat’s ancestor, the African wildcat.
