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An image supposedly showing a domestic kitten with the markings of a tiger is frequently shared on social media along with the claim that this image shows a toyger kitten: While there is a domestic breed of cat called toyger, this is not a genuine photograph of a toyger kitten. This is a computer generated image that was created by digital artist Robyn Silev. This image has been online since at least 2013 when it was posted to Silev's page on Behance, a social media network used by artists to showcase their work. The original image featured a logo for Newman's Own Organic, a food company that makes pet food in addition to salad dressings and cookies, and the slogan They Once Ate Organic. In a description of the photo, Silev explained that this advertisement depict[ed] kittens as their wild relatives. In other words, this is a picture of a kitten that was digitally enhanced to make it look more like a tiger: It's unclear if this image was ever truly used in an official advertisement for Newman's Own Organics cat food, or if this was simply an advertisement mock-up. We reached out to Silev for more information and we'll update this article accordingly. While this is not a genuine photograph of a toyger kitten, toyger is truly a breed of domestic cat. According to the International Cat Association, Toyger cats were first bred in the 1980s by Judy Sugden and were first officially recognized as a championship breed of cat in 2007. Here's a photograph of a genuine toyger cat.
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