7 Fun facts about orange tabby cats
Here are some interesting things you may not know about your ginger 'furbaby'.
WRITER Katie Finlay is obviously a cat lover, and her interesting and informative article about orange tabbies, published on the iheartcats website, is well worth a read if you have a ginger feline friend.
1. Up to 80 percent of orange tabby cats are male.
2. Their coats come in 4 different patterns: mackerel, classic,ticked pattern and striped pattern.
3. They are often called “marmalade cats” or “ginger cats.”
4. The color shows up in many different breeds, including Maine Coons, Persians, American bobtails and British Shorthairs.
5. The orange coat color is produced due to the presence of the pigment pheomelanin, which displays colors in the red to cream ranges.
6. Winston Churchill had an orange tabby cat.
7. They’re still cats. Just like all other cats, their personalities vary from orange tabby to orange tabby.
To read the full article, visit the iheartcats website
