8 Fun Facts About Black Cats
Black cats have long been frowned on, but most cat lovers know they are just another awesome feline. Black cats are just as soft and clumsy as any other cat and the color of their coat has nothing to do with it!
Whether you have one or two black cats or are learning about these black kittens, we'd like to share some interesting facts with you.
1. Black cats were originally considered a lucky charm by the Egyptians. In fact, they were revered.
2. During the Middle Ages, black cats were somehow associated with witchcraft. This is where their symbolization of bad luck appeared. It was highlighted in the United States during salem's witchcraft trials.
3. The colors of the black coat appear in a variety of mixed and purebred cats, but the Bombay cat breed has been developed to look specifically like a black panther. It is the only recognized breed of cat in which black is the only acceptable color.
4. A black cat named Tommaso is the richest feline in the world, which earns him a place in the Guinness Book of Records. He lives in Italy and when his owner died, she left him $13 million. He was once a stray cat rescued from the streets of Rome. How lucky!
5. Black cats, like black dogs, are among the least adoptable pets in shelters. No one really knows why, but black animals have a much lower adoption rate than any other animal color.
6. Black cats almost always have yellow eyes. This is due to melanism, which produces an excess of melanin - the dark pigment that makes cats black. This pigment also makes their eyes a dark yellow. Melanism is essentially the opposite of albinism.
7. Black cats are often in danger around Halloween. This is because there are very bad people in the world who like to harm these precious animals in the name of superstition. In fact, many shelters don't even adopt black cats in the weeks around Halloween. It's probably the fact that we like it the least.
8. Black cats are like all other cats. They are all unique in their own way and their particular personality must be appreciated equally. If you have a black cat, you probably already know that they are as awesome as other felines.
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