A seated calico cat with warm orange, black and cream markings, a curled tail and a small collar with a star pendant. This original cat sticker combines a soft illustrated style with a calm, slightly regal little portrait feel.

Sticker details

• One sticker featuring original Cerebroscope Studio artwork
• Synthetic PP with a glossy protective laminate
• Water-resistant
• Printed, laminated and contour-cut in Germany

Available sizes

• 4.5x3.3 cm

For decorating notebooks, journals, laptops and other smooth surfaces.

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Z.O.M.B. LABORATORIES

Individual Identification Record 005-C

Catalogue designation: Calico Cat 1
Subject: Domestic cat
Primary investigation: How useful is coat pattern for individual identification?

The specimen arrives wearing a collar with a star-shaped pendant.

Initial examination produces very little excitement.

Four limbs.

One tail.

Two ears.

Normal dentition.

Normal whiskers.

Normal feline insistence on investigating the clipboard currently being used to document it.

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Anomaly?

Z. Omb

None detected.

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Research priority?

Z. Omb

Low.

The cat sits directly on the measuring sheet.

Z. Omb

Temporarily obstructive.

The coat, however, creates an identification opportunity.

The animal displays distinct areas of orange and dark pigmentation over a pale background.

Rather than treating “calico” as merely a colour label, Omb photographs both sides of the animal and begins mapping the visible patches.

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We already know it's a calico.

Z. Omb

Yes.

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Then why are you drawing the spots?

Z. Omb

Because “calico” describes a pattern category.

It does not identify this individual.

The left flank contains a different arrangement from the right.

The face is also asymmetrical.

The distribution is irregular enough that Omb suggests it may work as a practical visual identifier in much the same way markings are used for other animals.

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So fingerprints.

Z. Omb

No.

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Cat fingerprints.

Z. Omb

Also no.

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Furprints.

Omb stops responding.

The question becomes:

How stable is the apparent pattern?

Coat colour itself is genetically determined, but the visible border of a patch can change slightly depending on fur length, shedding, posture and viewing angle.

Omb therefore refuses to use a single photograph as a perfect geometric map.

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It's the same cat.

Z. Omb

That is what we are attempting to verify.

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We watched it walk three metres.

Z. Omb

Continuity of observation is currently stronger evidence than coat-pattern comparison.

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So the entire experiment is unnecessary.

Z. Omb

For this specific identification event, yes.

Omb continues anyway.

Images are taken from:

front,

left,

right,

above,

and one attempted rear view that consists almost entirely of tail.

The cat becomes bored during the process and rolls onto its side.

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Now your map is crooked.

Z. Omb

The map is not crooked.

The subject is rotated.

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Important distinction.

Z. Omb

Yes.

Accessory: Collar with star pendant
Function: Decorative / identification accessory
Effect on taxonomy: None

CURRENT RECORD

Species: Domestic cat
Coat category: Calico
Pattern symmetry: Low
Individual patch distribution: Distinctive
Usefulness for visual identification: Potentially high when combined with other features
Pattern perfectly measurable from one photograph: No
Anomaly detected: None
Collar with star pendant: Present
Research priority: Low