tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post8142233289937555076..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Cat ColoringsK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-38395110538990473642011-01-14T07:02:01.089-08:002011-01-14T07:02:01.089-08:00Tim, to use the proper scientific jargon: genetics...Tim, to use the proper scientific jargon: genetics is freaky stuff, man.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-87807516649819590782011-01-14T06:32:27.988-08:002011-01-14T06:32:27.988-08:00Speaking of which, have you heard about Belyaev...Speaking of which, have you heard about <a href="http://www.hum.utah.edu/~bbenham/2510%20Spring%2009/Behavior%20Genetics/Farm-Fox%20Experiment.pdf" rel="nofollow">Belyaev's fox farm experiment?</a> He selected silver foxes for tameness, and found that as a side effect of becoming tame they also developed a whole set of traits that we associate with domesticated animals. One of which is a greater variation in coat colors, particularly the piebald patterns.<br /><br />So, a lot of these coat colors on the cat chart are common specifically because we've been selecting cats for friendliness and tameness.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-23113359370858152652011-01-14T06:26:01.108-08:002011-01-14T06:26:01.108-08:00I loved it, too. I kind of want a wall poster of ...I loved it, too. I kind of want a wall poster of this.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-86077303488048985592011-01-13T19:15:34.593-08:002011-01-13T19:15:34.593-08:00fantastic!fantastic!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023852057418281003noreply@blogger.com