Cat Breeds : Varieties of Cats
Along with the different types and breeds of cats there are a wide range of colors and varieties of fur. The domestic cats originally had the markings that we now know as the tabby cat, as all cats initially came from the wild.
It is through selective breeding, mutations, and the choices of different colored kittens to breed, that the current range of coat colorings and fur types has become available.
Different Patterns
There are various different patterns in many different combinations of colors that go with these patterns from black, blue, and gray, ginger and so on to choose from.
In the wild, cat's fur serves several purposes. It acts as a camouflage to assist in their ability to hunt for food. It is a source of insulation against the weather, and the various different locations that cats can be found generally determine the type of coat that a cat is likely to have.
Cats that live in colder climates will have a thicker coat to help protect them against the weather, whereas cats that live in hot climates are likely to have fur that is finer and less dense.
Types of Hair
There are even cats that are almost hairless as they need to remain cool in very hot climates. There are three different types of hair that a cat can have.
The Sphynx, which is virtually hairless, has a few awn hairs. These are short curly type hairs. Some breeds of cats have two types of hair and then there are cats that have all three types. The awn hairs are a bristly type of hair. The third type of hair is the guard hair which is the top coat.
Some cats can have a combination of awn hairs and guard hairs, guard hairs and down hairs, or all three. With these combinations, and all the various different colors, it is easy to see how there is a huge variety of different types of cats to choose from.
Read more: Cat Breeds With Pictures : The Sphynx
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