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.

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.

Just like how you humans have different colours, and some hairier than the other, it goes the same for us. We cats have different breeds, with a wide range of colours and fur.

Sometimes, we get special partners to breed with, so that our kittens become stronger, or just to have a certain type of coat colouring. Through the years, with some mutations, you can find different types of fur too. Is this good or bad?

The main colours are black, blue, grey, ginger and of course, white. When these colours mix together and you get different patterns, so we don’t look alike.

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.

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.

Do you know why we have different colours? In the wild, our fur serves several purposes. It acts as a camouflage to assist in our 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.

Please don’t send those with long hair to the tropics. It is really hot! The thick coat will help to protect us in colder climates. For those who live in hot climates, our fur is finer and less dense. Some cats are even hairless, as they need to remain cool in hot climates.