![]() Torties have been called Mother Nature's idea of abstract art. They will tell you exactly what that opinion is! At the same time, they can be one of the sweetest cats you will ever own.Įvery tortie has its own unique color pattern. More than any other color, these girls have an "opinion" on everything. ![]() Brown Classic Torbie Maine coon cat sitting back on green background showing lush tail. Black and White Torbie/Tabby cat on a panther print blanket. White torbie maine coon cat outdoors in nature looking back. Torties and torbies are very interesting! They tend to have what the cat fancy calls "Tortie-tude". Brown Classic Torbie Maine coon cat on grey background, closeup portrait. They may or may not have white fur on their faces. Brown and White tabby Brown and white tabbies have the same colors as the brown but with white fur on their bibs, bellies and all four paws. The only way to be sure if you have a tortie or torbie is to ignore any stripes showing in the red or cream areas - just look to see if the black color is solid or has stripes! The tabby markings are dense black and this is sometimes confused with the black tabby cat. Even on a solid color cat, you can often see stripes on reds and creams. Many people find the difference between torties and torbies rather confusing. Most torbies will have some red on their feet, even if you don't see it anywhere else. Adding stripes also tends to make the red harder to see. They are also called patched tabbies since they are a tabby with patches of red or cream. The word classic refers to the type of tabby markings which are swirls. The torbie cats are rare, and they usually have tabby stripes, lines, or dots, along with black and brown/red tortoiseshell markings. When you add tabby stripes to a tortie, it becomes a torbie. Her full name is: Forestwind Gemma Sultanovna. In cat fancy, torbie or tortie- tabby is a term used to denote cats with a tortoiseshell coat, having a patched tabby pattern. They used to be called "reverse torties" or a "Hot" tortie. It is rare but some torties have more red than black. The amount of red can vary from just a few toes to lots of obvious red. The primary color on most torties is black. Since females are XX and males are XY, it is usually only females that have both red and black. Why female? In cats the red and black colors are on the X chromosome. Torties combine two solid colors - red and black. Yes, the name comes from the tortoiseshell turtle.
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