This creates the characteristic patches of orange and black on a white background. The agouti gene, another pattern-defining gene, controls the tabby pattern. Every cat carries the tabby gene ...

Racking up over 16 million views on TikTok, the footage, shared by @mimi_moew1, shows the cat's owner picking up the tabby by the scruff of its neck and turning the feline to face the camera.

Although his pose looks rather startling at first, it's surprisingly sweet to see this resilient tabby cat making the best of his situation. Aww—poor guy! This gray cat may no longer have the ...