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Tabbies.

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Fidy Says
9th October 2007

Tabbies.

posted in Cat Facts |

The familiar tabby cat is reputed to have acquired its name from Attabiah, a part of old Baghdad where a black and white silk with a watered pattern effect was manufactured. This silk was known in England as ‘tabbi-silk’ and due to the similarity of the silk to the cats’ markings, these cats became known as tabbies. 

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