Have you wondered why we cats have so many different types of fur? Well, it’s due to selective breeding and mutations. All cats initially came from the wild, and maybe that’s why some of us who live with humans still maintain our wild behaviour.

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.

There are even cats that are almost hairless as they need to remain cool in very hot climates.

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