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A short while back I posted here about finally managing to capture Pantera's "ghost tabby" markings in a photo. Now it's Pimenta's turn
I've written before that Pimenta is a very good example of brazilian feral cats. History states that the Portuguese brought felis iberis with them to Brazil, while (north) american felines are descended from british shorthaired stock. I can attest that there are visible differences between the average american and brazilian felines; selective pressures and several centuries can do that.
The tabby pattern serves as camouflage, and the various types work very well. Pimenta- and the point of this very wordy post- has something that I haven't seen before: she has two tabby patterns, one superimposed on the other. Along her back and limbs she has the classic/marbled pattern, but on her sides there is distinct tiger striping underneath the marbling. The photos are far from ideal, but you can see a bit of the two patterns on her sides
I call Pimenta a "double tabby"
I've written before that Pimenta is a very good example of brazilian feral cats. History states that the Portuguese brought felis iberis with them to Brazil, while (north) american felines are descended from british shorthaired stock. I can attest that there are visible differences between the average american and brazilian felines; selective pressures and several centuries can do that.
The tabby pattern serves as camouflage, and the various types work very well. Pimenta- and the point of this very wordy post- has something that I haven't seen before: she has two tabby patterns, one superimposed on the other. Along her back and limbs she has the classic/marbled pattern, but on her sides there is distinct tiger striping underneath the marbling. The photos are far from ideal, but you can see a bit of the two patterns on her sides
I call Pimenta a "double tabby"