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Tiddles Evelinae
Tiddles, also known as the Paddington Station cat, (1970–1983) was a Tabby cat, tabby-and-white cat who spent most of his life in the public toilet, ladies' room at Paddington Station, in London. Constantly fed choice meats, including titbits from his admirers, he became famously fat. On a cold morning in 1970, Tiddles was adopted as a six-week-old stray kitten by June Watson, an attendant in the ladies' room at Paddington Station.Sam Stall, ''100 Cats who Changed Civilization: History's Most Influential Felines'', Philadelphia: Quirk, 2007, , pp. 136–37, p. 136.Anthony Lambert, ''Lambert's Railway Miscellany'', London: Ebert, 2010, p. 13Gerald L. Wood, ''Guinness Book of Pet Records'', Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives, 1984 /Sterling, 1985, pp. 75–76Michael Zullo, ''Cat Astrology: The Complete Guide to Feline Horoscopes'', rev. ed. Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McMeel, 2001, p. 22Joan Palmer, ''All About Cats'', London: Ward Lock, 1986, pp. 23–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabby Cat
A tabby is any domestic cat (''Felis catus'') with a distinctive 'M'-shaped marking on its forehead; stripes by its eyes and across its cheeks, along its back, and around its legs and tail; and (differing by tabby type), characteristic striped, dotted, lined, flecked, banded, or swirled patterns on the body—neck, shoulders, sides, flanks, chest, and abdomen. "Tabby" is not a breed of cat, but a coat type seen in almost all genetic lines of domestic cats, regardless of status. The tabby pattern is found in many official cat breeds and is a hallmark of the landrace extremely common among the general population of cats around the world. The tabby pattern occurs naturally and is connected both to the coat of the domestic cat's direct ancestor and to those of their close relatives: the African wildcat (''Felis lybica lybica''), the European wildcat (''Felis silvestris'') and the Asiatic wildcat (''Felis lybica ornata''), all of which have similar coats, both by pattern and colorati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
