#chocolate self

[identifying-cat-phenotypes]

the first is a recently spotted feral cat and the second is my roommates beautiful fat indoor cat named picasso!

that is a Gorgeous feral cat! she looks like a chocolate self tortoiseshell with medium white, what a rare find!

picasso looks like a black mackerel tabby with high white

[identifying-cat-phenotypes]

can you tell me what the f*ck is going on with Hope?

he's mostly cream, not white, i know he looks a little pale in this image 😔

my first instinct was a chocolate self tortoiseshell and white. HOWEVER. as he is a cream colour this is not so.

Cream cats, as a dilute of red, are always tabbies even if they're genetically solid. He could be a ticked tabby cream, but we'd still see some tabby markings, especially on his face.

so I'm considering maybe a chocolate self tortoiseshell and white (with the white hidden by the chimera) and a fawn self chimera. This would allow Hope to have solid patches that appear cream, along with blue eyes, and his red and chocolate colouration.

maybe a fawn caramel? this could make him appear more cream...

On the other hand, he could also be a highly rufoused chocolate classic tabby (with white) chimera with fawn self, which would account for the brightness of his tabby patches. interesting design! i got to go off the rails with this one

final assessment: some kind of chimera, maybe with fawn?

Hi, Jay asked me to help assess this one! My first thought was "Oh, this could be labeled fawn!"

The white (cream-ish base that the other markings seem to be drawn over) clocks me as high white. This is partly due to the fact that the eyes are a pale blue, and that it doesn't match any pointing genes. Simple.

Other than that, my thoughts lead to a chocolate tortoiseshell self with high white!

I'll be tagging both of them in the post, because both options are valid interpretations!

[identifying-cat-phenotypes]

I saw this lovely lady on Reddit, mostly looking for an ID for the chocolate? tortoiseshell!

yep! i'd say that this round lady looks like a chocolate self tortoiseshell with low white spotting! gorgeous, gorgeous.

[identifying-cat-phenotypes]

Unspecified Chocolate Tortie vs Unspecified Cinnamon Tortie

Round 1, Match 8

Chocolate Tortie

Cinnamon Tortie

Voting ended onAug 19, 2024

Images and Propaganda below the cut.

Chocolate Tortie Propaganda:

(none submitted)

Image (c) Danielle Ducrin

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Cinnamon Tortie Propaganda:

(none submitted)

Image (c) Leena Varinen

[identifying-cat-phenotypes]

Unspecified Chocolate Self vs Pandora (@marxism-leninism-meowism)

Round 1, Match 2

Chocolate Self

Pandora

Voting ended onAug 19, 2024

Images and Propaganda below the cut.

Chocolate Self Propaganda:

(none submitted)

Image copyright © The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus.

Image note, the center cat is a cinnamon cat, while the outer duo are chocolate cats. Keep this in mind when voting.

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Pandora Propaganda:

"Pandora is, I think, a unique color—and a very pretty one, too. She has very distinctive markings and a wide range of color because of the way her fur length interacts with the smoke effect. Also I love her"

Images (c) user @marxism-leninism-meowism

[identifying-cat-phenotypes]

Can you identify her phenotype?

Yes, she seems to be a chocolate self with low white spotting! Wow!

DISCLAIMER! This is a hobbyist's identification, please send an ask or reply with any corrections or thoughts on this cat!

[cat-genetic-database]

shorthair chocolate self

[lenabeanss]

Tyrese milk dud head and Rev Run have a show together... interesting.