![]() The pattern gives the impression of marble, preferably with a horizontal flow. The clouded leopard pattern, while derived from modifications to the classic tabby gene, is different from the classic tabby pattern, with as little bull’s eye similarities possible. Necklace tracings will are also frequently seen. The tail, legs, and face will have tabby pencilings. The body may exhibit a barely perceptible spotted pattern. The tawny pattern is a ticked tabby pattern marked by ticking on the body hair with various shades of the marking color and ground color, with the outer tipping being the darkest and the undercoat being the ground color. In the sepia, mink, and snow subdivisions, it is desirable for ghost leopard spots to appear on the bodies. The markings on the face and forehead are typical tabby markings, with the underside of the body having distinct spots. A dorsal stripe runs the length of the body to the tip of the tail. Contrast with ground color may not be as distinct as in some spotted breeds. Preference is given to rosette spots which are formed by a part-circle of spots around a distinctly lighter center. The spots may vary in size and shape, but should be evenly distributed. It is marked by spots of the darker color, most prominent on the sides of the body and the belly. The leopard pattern is a spotted tabby pattern. Solid colored cats, as well as cats in classic and mackerel tabby, do sometimes occur. The coat patterns are tawny (ticked), leopard (spotted), and clouded leopard (marbled). Mohave Bobs officially come in three coat patterns in all eumelanistic and melanistic colors–ebony, blue, sorrel, fawn, chocolate, lilac, red, and cream –including silvers, cameos, sepias, minks, and snows. ![]() It may be full length or any length in between, with a natural short to hock length bobtail being preferred. The tail may come half way to the ground, or it may be lacking entirely, as in the Manx. The wide set eyes are large and expressive, with eyes being triangular in shape and holding the wild look to them, pronounced by heavy brows that give the profile of the head as having parallel planes for the muzzle and forehead, with colors ranging from gold to green, with blue or aqua eyes in the snows. The ears are large and set wide apart, usually with feathering and tufts on the tip.
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