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Why are domestic cats different colours?

PoC avatarPosted on March 5, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 5, 2021

Domestic cats are different colours because of their domestication. Although, to be fair, among the wild cats there are subtle variations in coat colour such as occurs with the bobcat for instance and the African golden cat. But these as … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Coats | Tagged breeding, cat coats, cat history | Leave a reply

Can leopards change their spots?

PoC avatarPosted on February 22, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 22, 2021

No, an individual leopard can’t change their spots once they are fully developed. But the background colour varies considerably across the cats huge distribution. And leopard markings are, in fact, dark spots to rosettes which vary in ‘size, shape, thickness … Continue reading →

Posted in leopard | Tagged amur leopard, cat coats, cat genetics, common leopard, genetics, leopard

Cervical cancer campaign uses hairless cats to encourage screening

PoC avatarPosted on January 27, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 27, 2021

UK: MyGP wanted to encourage women to attend cervical cancer screening during Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. They decided to use the amount of fur on domestic cats to encourage women to go for screening. It’s what I would call a … Continue reading →

Posted in human to human relationship | Tagged cat coats, hairless cat, human behavior | Leave a reply

Pictures of cats: extreme blue British Shorthair

PoC avatarPosted on January 24, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 24, 2021

I’ve picked out three pictures of blue British Shorthair cats which I consider to be bred to an extreme level (I added a fourth). I think it’s instructive to have a look at these pictures of cats. The first one … Continue reading →

Posted in British Shorthair | Tagged blue coat, british shorthair, British shorthair cat, cat coats, extreme breeding, grey cat, Selective Cat Breeding, shorthaired cats | Leave a reply

What is eumelanin in cats?

PoC avatarPosted on November 24, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 24, 2020

Eumelanin is a pigment in domestic cats and other animals (and humans). It is often referred to as melanin but in fact there are three different types of melanin: eumelanin, pheomelanin and neuromelanin. The two that concern me in this … Continue reading →

Posted in pigmentation | Tagged cat coats, cat genetics, eumelanin, tabby

Why do tigers have stripes?

PoC avatarPosted on November 24, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 24, 2020

Tigers’s have stripes for camouflage to allow them to approach prey animals as closely as possible to improve kill rates. Although, it’s quite a subtle question because although we know that tiger stripes act as camouflage, tigers might have evolved … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiger | Tagged camouflage, cat anatomy, cat coats, tiger stripes, tigers

What kind of domestic cat has leopard spots?

PoC avatarPosted on November 21, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 21, 2020

What kind of domestic cat has leopard spots? The answer must be the Bengal cat as you can see from the montage below: You will not match a leopard’s spots exactly in a domestic cat. As you can see they … Continue reading →

Posted in Key appearance characteristics | Tagged Bengal cat, cat coats, common leopard, rosettes, selective breeding, spotted tabby

Picture of calico Sphynx cat

PoC avatarPosted on November 5, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 5, 2020

You might have thought that all Sphynx cats were the colour of their skin. After all, all you see is their skin. You shouldn’t see the huge range of coat colours and patterns that you normally see when a domestic … Continue reading →

Posted in Sphynx Cat | Tagged anatomy of a cat, calico cat, cat anatomy, cat coats, cat hair, hairless cat, sphynx cat | 1 Reply

5 reasons why black cats are less likely to be adopted

PoC avatarPosted on October 26, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 26, 2020

Despite Cats Protection reporting that their campaign to promote black cats has been successful and that they now spend 11 days less on average in their care before they are adopted, in general we know that the public is prejudiced … Continue reading →

Posted in black coat | Tagged black cat photos, black cat superstition, black cats, cat coats, cat emotions, cat facial expression, cat photography | Leave a reply

How does cat hair grow?

PoC avatarPosted on July 22, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 22, 2020

Cat hair grows to a genetically predetermined length, which occurs during a growth period lasting 60-90 days, called anagen. There is then a short transitional period called catagen followed by a rest period, telogen, which lasts between 40 to 60 … Continue reading →

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