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What breed is this cat?

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/05/18/funny-pictures-cat-in-the-window/#comments Found this pic on icanhazcheezburger..it looks exactly like my kitten. ive never been sure what to tell people when they ask what breed my cat is. thanks in advance :)

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1. That cat is a Domestic Longhair, which is a cat that is neither purebred, nor a mix of purebreds. Most cats are not any specific breed, or even a mix. Cats have only been bred selectively for the past 100-200 years, so the majority of cats are still your "basic" model so to speak. His coloring would be considered Cream Tabby. ADD: Do I hear an echo??
2. That cat is a Domestic Longhair, which is a cat that is neither purebred, nor a mix of purebreds. Most cats are not any specific breed, or even a mix. Cats have only been bred selectively for the past 100-200 years, so the majority of cats are still your "basic" model so to speak. His coloring would be considered Cream Tabby.
3. Well, most cats aren't breeds. If you dont' know if it's a breed, then it isn't. The only way it would be is if you bought it from a breeder. Only about 3% of the world'd population of cats are purebreds. The rest are Moggies, or "mutts". That cat in the picture is what we'd call a Domestic Longhair. (Maybe Domestic Medium-Hair...) Specifically, a cream tabby, or a red tabby- can't really tell from the picture if it's like, bright orange, or more tan. "Tabby" refers to the pattern of the cat- most of the time it'll be kind of like, tiger-striped, or sometimes spots (spotted tabby)- sometimes both! (My cat has a bit of both, haha) So...I'd call that cat a long-haired classic red tabby. =) (or marmalade instead of 'red', as a more affectionate term!)