karin van veen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>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.
Bib is also used in birds. Bib will probably remain.
>
>>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.
I have seen completely white feet, especially in Sp gerbils.
The white hands often look like fingerless gloves.
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Julian
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