Color genetics on Tygras are one of the aspects that make the game so interesting. The color of any given marking on cubs can be very similar to either parent, or somewhere in between! And it can greatly vary between cubs of the same breeding pair. For example, lets take a look at Kafei and Anju, two of my custom Pygmies. Both have full collie and ocean markings (the concept of "full" is described in on the Strength page). Here, you will see the parents, four of their offspring, and the HEX color codes for both of their main markings. I have also included a color spectrum, with Anju's color and the right, and Kafei's colors on the left. The cubs can get any color along this spectrum!



As you can see, the four cubs shown here display a vast array of possible colors along the spectrum. Any color along the specturm is possible! You will also see that colors "segregate independently," a term we like to use in "real" genetics. That is, a cub may get a color on one marking similar to one parent, and another marking similar to the other! For example, on of these cubs as a more blue collie and more purple ocean, while another has more purple collie and ocean. The combinations are endless!

What color your cubs end up seems to be somewhat random - you can only know that it will be something along your color spectrum between the two parents colors. Therefore, there is really no way to do a "cub prediction" on Tygras, as every cub has a strong likelihood of looking totally different from what you might predict!

So what if only one parent has the marking? The marking on the cub will be the EXACT SAME color as from the parent. Below, you can see a cross between Kafei and Willie - note that the resulting cub has Kafei's ocean marking and Willie's serval marking.



Now you finally understand color! To determine possible colors between your tygras, simply make a gradient between the two and look at the possibilities!

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