Key Identification Features
- They have a distinct light-colored ring surrounding each eye, and pointed ears that extend noticeably above their heads.
- Three wide, distinct dark blackish-brown stripes run down the back, separated and surrounded by four paler stripes made of pale grey to white fur.
- In winter, the coat becomes duller and more greyish, and the stripes grow less distinct.
- A distinctive characteristic is a bend at its midpoint.
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