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I have been trying to figure out the difference between the "M" marking and the Scarab marking and I'm at a loss.
Some sources use the terms interchangeably, some are more specific like with the Egyptian Mau who has the "Beetle" where Tabbies have the "M". One source even classified the Egyptian Mau as a type of "Tabby" (not a breed, I know.)
I've had several Tabbies, and some have had what I thought looked more like the Beetle, as the lines were very sharp and had more of a pattern further up on the head more than just the "M" closer to the eyebrows, where others clearly had the "M" pattern above the eyebrows but the lines were more muddled (the colors "bled" together) on the head part.
Even as I try to find pictures of each the "M" or "Beetle", to my non expert eye, they look the same. And sometimes the same picture gets used on a different site, each with a different name (either "M" or Scarab), so I can't trust them either.
Could someone please tell me the difference, if there is any? And please post a picture, if possible, of each one? I need the visual. My brain is not letting me let this go.
FYI, I'm not trying to convince myself that I have a "special" breed or ancestry in any of my cats, this is just for informational purposes and because I'm basically driving myself crazy. All the information I keep finding in contradicting and confusing. ALL of my cats are special, no matter what!!!
Some sources use the terms interchangeably, some are more specific like with the Egyptian Mau who has the "Beetle" where Tabbies have the "M". One source even classified the Egyptian Mau as a type of "Tabby" (not a breed, I know.)
I've had several Tabbies, and some have had what I thought looked more like the Beetle, as the lines were very sharp and had more of a pattern further up on the head more than just the "M" closer to the eyebrows, where others clearly had the "M" pattern above the eyebrows but the lines were more muddled (the colors "bled" together) on the head part.
Even as I try to find pictures of each the "M" or "Beetle", to my non expert eye, they look the same. And sometimes the same picture gets used on a different site, each with a different name (either "M" or Scarab), so I can't trust them either.
Could someone please tell me the difference, if there is any? And please post a picture, if possible, of each one? I need the visual. My brain is not letting me let this go.
FYI, I'm not trying to convince myself that I have a "special" breed or ancestry in any of my cats, this is just for informational purposes and because I'm basically driving myself crazy. All the information I keep finding in contradicting and confusing. ALL of my cats are special, no matter what!!!