With a wild background from a cross between an abyssinian and a jungle cat the chausie s only attribute of it s feral past is in looks.
Black and brown marbled cat.
The marbled cat is similar in size to a domestic cat but has rounded ears and a very long tail that is as long as the cat s head and body.
The serval is known for it s vibrant golden basecoat but there are accounts of melanistic or black servals in the wild.
It s actually a coat pattern and there are five different types of tabby cats.
Brown ticked tabby solid black and black grizzled tabby.
The marbled cat has a short more rounded head than other felines with a wide forehead and large pupils.
The ground colour of its long fur varies from brownish grey to ochreous brown above and greyish to buff below.
Tabby coat colors distinct color patterns with one color predominating.
The 5 tabby cat patterns.
Brown mackeral tabbies are the most common.
It is patterned with black stripes on the short and round head on the neck and back.
It has thick soft fur which varies from brownish gray through yellow to reddish brown in color and is covered in large blotches which are paler in the center.
However there are other color variations as well that are not acceptable to be shown at a cat show.
Black stripes ranging from coal black to brownish on a background of brown to gray.
A tabby cat is not a breed.
It s short coat is recognized in three colors.