From leopard-like spots to purple hues, these rare cat colors and patterns will dazzle The post These Are the 11 Rarest Cat ...

The coat of the traditional tabby, or ‘bullseye’ or "swirled," is the most typical fur pattern of house cats. It features wide, rounded spots on the sides and a clear ‘M’ on the forehead.

Feral cats in the Scandinavian country started appearing with the mutation in 2007. These cats had a coat similar to a "tuxedo" pattern, but their hair started black and grew whiter towards the tip.

The cats’ name comes from a candy in Finland, where the distinct coloring was first spotted. A novel gene mutation gives rise to the fur pattern, researchers found.

Barsh’s team now sees cat color-pattern production as a two-step process. First, skin cells determine if the tabby patterns will be dark or light. Then, hair follicles grow and make pigments.

New 'Salty Licorice' Cat Coat Pattern Linked to Genetic Mutation, Study Finds The distinct coat coloring, named for a Finnish snack, was first observed in 2007 in cats from Finland By Raven Brunner ...

Black cats do not bring bad luck, and they aren’t necessarily harder to adopt than other cats. Here are more facts about these adorably dark furballs. AMAZING FACTS ...