COAT PATTERN

when cats lived in the wild, their survival depended upon their ability to blend in with their enviroment. Used both for hiding and for hunting , this camouflage was typically a banded pattern, known as agouti. lika that of a tabby cat , in the colour found in their enviroment
Underneath every cats coat - even those coats that appear to be solid coloured , is the original taby pattern designed to camouflage the cat in the wild. and a permanent reminder of the cats roots. All other coat pattern are the result of genetic mutations that are encouraged through selective breeding. These mutations would have been dangerous to the cats when they lived in the wild, as their ability to hunt without beeing seen would have been seriously compromised. As pet cat, however , such considerations have been deemed irrelevant