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Naughty_Felid Great Old One Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Total posts: 117 Gender: Unknown |
 Posted: 03-10-2013 17:51 Post subject: |
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| Eve11 wrote: | I know the photos aren't that clear, but he looks to me like a large black and white BSH tomcat with freakish markings.
All domestic cats have tabby just below the surface, and in the fur of black, grey, blacknwhite and greynwhites you can see tabby ghost prints in the right light. I have seen a grey and white before with a stripey effect, simlar but not as striking as this one seems to be. I also had a black and white cat myself with a large, near perfect black circle on a white background on her back. I currently have a tabby and white with a completely white underside except for a near perfect tabby circle slightly to the left of centre on his chest.
In the infinate genetic variables of colour markings, a zebra cat is indeed perfectly possible, but pretty spectacular all the same. I'd love to see more pics if you manage to get some  |
This appears quite true. I noticed in New Zealand nearly all the black cats I have seen have very faint but observable parallell stripes on their heads running from the brow down the back on the head. This to me suggests a common tabby ancestor - maybe one of the first cats to arrive in New Zealand. |
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| marionXXX Un-Gnoing Joined: 03 Nov 2001 Total posts: 2922 Location: Keighley, W Yorks Age: 48 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 03-10-2013 20:49 Post subject: |
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While white markings do tend to have pattern tendencies there are some which can look a little unusual, though I can't really see anything odd from the photos, just looks like the colour had spread down the sides in bars, and I don't think BSH, more like DSH.
As for tabby all cats have a genetic tabby pattern, it is inherited separately from their agouti (ticked pattern) status which is why you can still see the pattern on a black cat and sometimes even as texture differences on white cats. The addition of an agouti ticked coat allows you to see the tabby pattern more clearly. |
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| HenryFort Bad Craziness - Wide Asleep at the Wheel
Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Total posts: 926 Location: UK Again Age: 43 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 13-10-2013 12:06 Post subject: |
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| just to say we are in position on our crypto-z expedition but so far no sightings ... |
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| HenryFort Bad Craziness - Wide Asleep at the Wheel
Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Total posts: 926 Location: UK Again Age: 43 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 15-10-2013 15:22 Post subject: |
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update : we drew a blank this weekend just gone although we got a very interesting photo of a ghost pony from the past which i will hopefully be able to post soon
next zebracat crypto-z expedition day is 26/10/2013 |
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