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brown kitten? or black?

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  • 13-08-2005 5:29pm
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    dragona
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    Yesterday we adopted a little male kitten, about 8/9 weeks old.

    He actually is a very dark chocolate brown, hazel eyes, sort of vague stripes on his fur.What are the chances of him staying brown, or will he become a plain old black cat?? :)
    Doesn't matter either way of course, but I reckon he will turn black and my hubby says he will stay brown, so if anyone knows please.....


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    Tar.Aldarion
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    will he stay that cute? ;)

    and black is cool too!i dont know however if he will stay brown.


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    dragona
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    Yep he is just so adorable, love the way he hisses at the dog, (who just looks away in disgust)
    But I was just wondering if black cats are born black, or do they develop the colour.


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    tk123
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    My cat is brown too - he's gotten only gotten a little bit darker from when he was a kitten. He's more of a sandy colour than your ickle baby thou!


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    Lamia
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    He's sooo cute!!! Stumbled across this: http://www.cat-world.com.au/Black.htm

    Hope it helps :)


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    Arcadian
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    Lots of 'black' cats have a reddish undercoat to varying degrees, one of mine has very faint tail stripes. I reckon yours will probably stay that colour or darken slightly, but will not be jet black.


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    Nala
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    He will turn black. the sun has probably bleached his fur. Most cats change colour as they age.

    There is no such thing as a black cat. A cat may appear to be black but it is actually just a very, very dark tabby. Black does not occur in nature. My cat appears to be jet black but in a certain light you can see tabby markings.

    Same as panthers-they are actually leopards, just with a very dark coat. You can usually see their spots in sunlight, like in the picture below.

    http://www.fatina.narod.ru/panther.jpg

    PS That is one cute kitty you have!!!


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