The tabby cat personality is captivating by nature; their unique patterns come in several patterns, sizes, and colors. Although domestic cats are common breeds with tabby markings, it’s not a ...

Tabby stripes originate from the domestic cat's direct ancestor, the Near Eastern wildcat. Photograph by TODD GIPSTEIN, Nat Geo Image Collection.

Tabby Takeover. By comparing the DNA of cats throughout history, the study captures a glimpse of how the animals were changing even before humans started to cart them across the globe, Ottoni says.

Fishtopher, a short hair domestic tabby cat, originally went viral after a New Jersey animal shelter posted a 'sad' image of him attached to an online adoption advertisement.

A stock image shows a tabby cat playing with a blue curtain by the window. The video quickly went viral on social media and it has so far received over 218,400 views and 12,900 likes on the platform.

THE question of the origin of the two types of our domestic cats has been the subject of much controversy, and it is therefore with diffidence that the views, here expressed are now put forward.

Catnip, catmint, catwort, field balm -- it doesn't matter what you call Nepeta cataria. Lions, tigers, panthers, and your common domestic tabby just can't seem to get enough of this fragrant herb.