Well, there are RED Abyssinians, no stripes, just ticked, and Very Beautful they are, too! Just ask Ms. Wynki! For what it's worth, the loudest voiced cat who ever let me call him mine was a black one.
Originally posted by 4 feline house:
Martin-

Cat genetics has always been a fascinating topic to me, and I have done quite a bit of lay study on the subject, and you are right. Also, Spencer's information is also correct. An interesting thing about the color red (or ginger) in cats - it is not really a "color" but instead is an "absence of black". And, red cats are always tabbies. Also, have you ever imagined, especially as a kitten and out in the sun, that your black cat had stripes? Well, he does, because almost all black cats are actually black-on-black tabbies. Their stripes are most noticeable when they are younger and/or out in the sun, but sometimes their forehead m's are always visible. It's a very interesting study, and there is alot of good information on the web about it. There is a rather esoteric, but still informative, slide show on the suject at www.janecky.com/runyen/bio554/cat/INDEX.HTM that anyone interested in the subject might find worthy of a visit.


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