At 21:04 30-07-00 +0100, Julian and Jackie wrote:
>I have been reading up on cat coat colour genetics. I have discovered
>that the white on the throat of a self cat is known as a locket. I
>prefer this to the usual gerbil term of "bib". What do others thing?
>
I always call the white throat of my black cat a bib, LOL.
Never heard of the name locket, I will search for the Dutch translation, though.
>The white marks on the feet are known by cat breeders as "gloves". Do we
>have a gerbil term for this? If not I will be using gloves fro now on.
>
Gloves might be a little misleading, as you would expect the whole foot to
be white, whereas it is mostly only a faint stripe.
I always refer to it as stripes on the feet.
Karin.
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