Other Tabby Maine Coon features Tabby facial markingsĪll tabby Maine Coons have the same facial markings: a dark line leading from the outside corner of each eye angling downwards to beneath each ear (often referred to as mascara markings), and a darker capital M on their foreheads. The tabby Maine Coon pattern consists of stripes, swirls, and ticks and can be a variety of colors. This pattern is often referred to as the Agouti tabby pattern and the section on genetics, later on, makes it clear why this is. The ticked tabby Maine Coon has several bands of different colors on every hair on its body and head, the usual tabby face, and the usual tabby rings on its legs and tail. It is often referred to as a black tabby Maine Coon because it sports a black pattern on a brown coat. The original brown tabby Maine Coon is still the most common.

The Maine Coon tabby mix is often indistinguishable from a purebred Maine Coon. The Maine Coon tabby mix is a popular cat because Maine Coon tabbies are in abundance. In Maine Coons, this tabby gene is frequently dominant which is why there are so many more tabby Maine Coons than any other pattern. Ticked Tabby or agouti where each strand of fur has bands of light and dark colors.Ī cat develops a tabby pattern if it has a dominant tabby gene.Classic Tabby with swirls of darker patterns particularly across its shoulders,.Mackerel Tabby with visible dark stripes on its body and legs,.Early Maine Coons had striped brown tabby coats but today there is a much wider variety of tabby Maine Coon cats to choose from.Ī tabby Maine Coon has one of three possible tabby patterns: Maine Coon patterns fall into one of five categories: solid, bi-color, tri-color, tortoiseshell, and tabby.Ī tabby Maine Coon is simply a Maine Coon with a striped, swirly, or ticked coat pattern. Their luscious coats are also a talking point. There’s a lot of interest in Maine Coons, often generated by their sheer size.

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