Rabbit racing stripes?

[Schipperkesue]

I am noticing an interesting pattern in some rabbits. I am working on Sallander and i see they have what I like to call a 'racing stripe' that curves over their hind leg. It is visible in tortoiseshells too. You can see it here...

http://www.gbfarm.org/rabbit/images/sallander2.jpg

Now that I look carefully at my red kits, I see it as well!

Does this marking have a name? Do you see it in other colors too?

 

[skysthelimit]

All the time on my Castors and Ambers in Rex. Sometimes on the chins, though their surface color is better than my other agoutis. As far as I know, that's what they call it.

 

[FourRingCircus]

I had that with some kits from my Creme d'Argent and Chin mix... it was neat to see! At first I thought I was seeing things

 

[Miss M]

Yep, our sallander's got it, some of our castor Rex, and most of our chesnuts.

 

[Dood]

Remember that sallander is basically a torted chinchilla so they should look like a white and grey version of a tort which have a similar pattern but in orange and black

Sall = aa B_ cchd_ D_ ee
Tort = aa B_ C_ D_ ee

 

[Miss M]

Remember that sallander is basically a torted chinchilla so they should look like a white and grey version of a tort which have a similar pattern but in orange and black

Sall = aa B_ cchd_ D_ ee
Tort = aa B_ C_ D_ ee

So is that wave-like racing stripe a tort thing? No wait.... then it wouldn't show up on castors and chestnuts, right?

 

[Schipperkesue]

Well, it shows up on reds. Interesting.

 

[Dood]

I think it is more of a non-extension thing as fawns/orange/reds are also non-extension