Tiger

(TgTg/nTg/-) Tiger

Primarily thin stripes found along the entire body or part of it, such as the hindquarters, shoulder, or tail. Usually darker than the base coat. Tiger stripes often taper and can be long or short. Tiger stripes may have a hook to the stripe but should not resemble zebra or be broken.

(nTg) Single Allele

With a single allele carrier tiger can be restricted to just the shoulders, hindquarters, or tail. At least one area must present striping, but all three may show. Striping on the cheek and forehead are also allowed. At least 3 stripes must be present.

(TgTg) Dominant
In double allele carrier of point, the gene is often extended to the entire body, much like a real tiger. White markings can also be shown under the striping. The White range on the image below shows the maximum area that additional white may be shown, though it is optional to depict and may be limited to small spots like a white tail tip, white cheeks, or not shown at all.

Tiger vs Zebra:

Stripes for both Tiger and Zebra should follow the form and not be too straight or unnatural, too thin or too thick.  See a, b, c, d in image below.

Tiger stripes may have hooks and loops that are more apparent and frequent, where zebra should be to a lesser degree and mostly not touch. 

Variation:

Tiger can have it's own nuance or a slight fade or transparency closer to the belly. 

• Tiger can be above or below other markings but must be below all white markings and reversed white marks.

• Tiger can optionally cover the fore legs with dominant expression, or the legs can be colored via Pigeon freemark. 

• Tiger can have fur texture on furred areas.

• Tiger can use colors from the Natural Accents Slider as long as the color is natural to the coat and 'darker' than the base color. Color should not be overly saturated. 

• Tiger can have a natural nuance in the stripe colors, or a minor gradient, but the colors should be similar and not black -> red for example. 

• Tiger combined with banding can create broken stripes.

• Tiger can be affected by Reversal and show as lighter than base coat or as white striping.

Examples: (minis below are not suitable references for ranges. They depict edge varieties, possible color options and shapes. See chart above for acceptable ranges.)