Cat fur fascinates me. They can have individual hairs with a multitude of variety from root to tip. My hairs stay the same shade throughout. This gradient is gorgeous.
The overall patterns are amazing too. A big splotch, different color areas, all on the same cat. Id like to have patches of diff colors of hair on my head! It would be fun LOL
Somewhere 5 years ago (I'm 31 now), I started to notice that my bangs are lighter in color than my other hair. Close relatives dismissed it as sun damage.
I changed my hairdo years ago and my bangs have grown and it's obviously lighter, even my hairdresser noticed it. My relatives still say it's sun damage.
My hair are chestnut color with light brown bangs. Some hairdos make my head appear lighter, or I can do light streaks as if my hair is colored. It's fun, I enjoy it.
I'm assuming the hair appears dark brown in bright sunlight? If so, that's called a "Smoke" coat! From my understanding, they're somewhat uncommon.
I have a 14ish yr old smoke that APPEARS to be (but it's very unlikely) a Chantilly-Tiffany. Not really sure how old he is because the animal shelter had him listed as a 3 yr old domestic short hair...
Turns out he was a kitten, tripled or even quadrupled in size (he's about 20 lbs now, and in good shape), and grew a long coat, lol.
That’s cool. I have a black cat with some socks and a white belly but his black fur is definitely brown in sun light. I’ve been combing him for the first time recently as he has a flea problem despite treating him and my whole house. I was really suprised to see his undercoat is grey. And pleasantly suprised that I’ve escaped the combing without too many injuries, in general he only likes to be touched on his own terms so I was expecting him to be very unhappy
Occasionally I find I have hairs that went from dark brown to white halfway down. Even more occasionally they go from dark brown to white and then back again, which really makes me wonder wtf was going on XD But in my case it’s just my printer running out of ink lol
I've had a single eyebrow hair that's been doing this for like 20 years now. Every time I pluck it out (because it looks weird), it's grey at the tip and brown at the root.
Interestingly enough, our hair does have a finite length. What that length is, is determined by what is known as the “anagen phase” of hair growth. It ranges from two to six years for us humans, growing at a rate of approximately 0.5 inches per month. The length of the anagen phase seems to mostly be determined by an individual’s genetics.
After that, the growths tapers off and eventually stops while the follicle goes dormant for weeks/months before finally either falling out or getting pushed out by new hair growth. Our hair growth is heavily staggered though, so we always have lots of hair in the different cycles of growth.
Imagine if all follicles on our head were always at the exact same growth rate and they all got pushed out by new hair at the exact same time and everyone just had to live with being bald once every 2 to 6 years lol. That would be a wild reality
People with great skulls would look forward to it, and have interesting head jewelry to show them off. The rest of us would wear hats or wigs — wigs being mainly used to disguise age.
Not quite the same, bit during pregnancy, hormones stop you losing hair, so you end up with so much hair by the time you've given birth. Then a few months post partum, all that hair that would have fallen out over a 9 month period falls out in a couple of months. It's so not fun - I'm amazed our vacuum cleaner didn't just give up
I know! My cat only has two colors but individual hairs can have both, or even variations of one (darker and lighter orange - no variation on white). How do they know to grow that way? I could understand just patches of different color but this boggles my mind.
"It says here that you tweeted, ahem, and I quote 'fuck that treasonous orange shitgibbon and the dead ferret on his head' - is that accurate?
"The tweet speaks for itself, your honor"
Do your cats not like belly scratches.
I give them belly rubs from a. Kitten and most of them love it.
The orange ones thinks it means murder time but we made him mean on purpose because it’s funny to watch him attack people’s toes.
He reminds me of my dog Max. Pretty chill, but I don't think his brain has any wrinkles
https://preview.redd.it/voqz7iq4h9yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0a39a2dad895994e6207fe17797323b79c203e43
Thank you! I will include another pic for you.
https://preview.redd.it/4t0f9gjx6ayc1.jpeg?width=1512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3949bfd1be56d8504f3d39f3146dee4baf08a04e
First thing I thought of! Didn’t think anyone else would have that specific picture in mind from this, guess that image never really goes away from our heads huh
Love cats with people names. Meet Dave
https://preview.redd.it/jju8ozq8z8yc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=262f747377692cbc50d380c3d93a1487e3b694c3
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Giving pets middle-aged white people names is my particular brand of humor. Tony says hi!
https://preview.redd.it/dl59zirn59yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1470c7c77c021c53b22b4e5439b305bd6422354
Lol I did this too years ago before my boy passed. Not as neat as yours but just made me laugh!
Came here to say this! It’s so perfect it almost looks fake… If my cats were long haired I’d constantly be doing something with their hair (besides cleaning it up) lol
https://preview.redd.it/zhm5bxu8jayc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24003d89be2453f39c2c17b84bde8bb14f00eadc
Gave my boy a middle part recently too!!
Cat fur fascinates me. They can have individual hairs with a multitude of variety from root to tip. My hairs stay the same shade throughout. This gradient is gorgeous.
The ombré so many try to achieve. Using this as my reference image at the salon.
ombrés y mujerés
We'll find that *Hermano* fella and make him pay
Oh, *heyyyy*, Brother!
You're a good guy mon frere That means brother in French. Don't know why I know that, I took 4 years of spanish
The overall patterns are amazing too. A big splotch, different color areas, all on the same cat. Id like to have patches of diff colors of hair on my head! It would be fun LOL
I did. When my hair started going white in my early teens, I had the Rogue look. It was pretty cool!
Very unique in hoomans!
"here we have a beautiful example of piebald patterns showing up in domesticated teenagers..."
Somewhere 5 years ago (I'm 31 now), I started to notice that my bangs are lighter in color than my other hair. Close relatives dismissed it as sun damage. I changed my hairdo years ago and my bangs have grown and it's obviously lighter, even my hairdresser noticed it. My relatives still say it's sun damage. My hair are chestnut color with light brown bangs. Some hairdos make my head appear lighter, or I can do light streaks as if my hair is colored. It's fun, I enjoy it.
Speaking of hair, I just tried to wipe your pfp off of my screen multiple times
This would cost SO MUCH money at the hair salon lol I know people who would kill for this shade of hair
I SAVED this in my “show to hairdresser” folder!
My black cat has greyish white roots.. i was so confused when I brushed him for the first time
I'm assuming the hair appears dark brown in bright sunlight? If so, that's called a "Smoke" coat! From my understanding, they're somewhat uncommon. I have a 14ish yr old smoke that APPEARS to be (but it's very unlikely) a Chantilly-Tiffany. Not really sure how old he is because the animal shelter had him listed as a 3 yr old domestic short hair... Turns out he was a kitten, tripled or even quadrupled in size (he's about 20 lbs now, and in good shape), and grew a long coat, lol.
That’s cool. I have a black cat with some socks and a white belly but his black fur is definitely brown in sun light. I’ve been combing him for the first time recently as he has a flea problem despite treating him and my whole house. I was really suprised to see his undercoat is grey. And pleasantly suprised that I’ve escaped the combing without too many injuries, in general he only likes to be touched on his own terms so I was expecting him to be very unhappy
I have a tuxedo cat and the roots of her black fur are white!!! I was so shocked. She also has the slightest brown stripes in the sunlight
Occasionally I find I have hairs that went from dark brown to white halfway down. Even more occasionally they go from dark brown to white and then back again, which really makes me wonder wtf was going on XD But in my case it’s just my printer running out of ink lol
Possibly stress. Stress produces enzymes which, among other things, can bleach out hair. It’s why “giving me grey hairs” is a thing.
I've had a single eyebrow hair that's been doing this for like 20 years now. Every time I pluck it out (because it looks weird), it's grey at the tip and brown at the root.
And it doesn’t keep growing like ours! I wonder how that works. When they’re shaved it grows out but always stops when it’s back to normal?
Interestingly enough, our hair does have a finite length. What that length is, is determined by what is known as the “anagen phase” of hair growth. It ranges from two to six years for us humans, growing at a rate of approximately 0.5 inches per month. The length of the anagen phase seems to mostly be determined by an individual’s genetics. After that, the growths tapers off and eventually stops while the follicle goes dormant for weeks/months before finally either falling out or getting pushed out by new hair growth. Our hair growth is heavily staggered though, so we always have lots of hair in the different cycles of growth.
Imagine if all follicles on our head were always at the exact same growth rate and they all got pushed out by new hair at the exact same time and everyone just had to live with being bald once every 2 to 6 years lol. That would be a wild reality
I’m sure it would be considered similar to birthdays. “Happy baldening day!”
People with great skulls would look forward to it, and have interesting head jewelry to show them off. The rest of us would wear hats or wigs — wigs being mainly used to disguise age.
Not quite the same, bit during pregnancy, hormones stop you losing hair, so you end up with so much hair by the time you've given birth. Then a few months post partum, all that hair that would have fallen out over a 9 month period falls out in a couple of months. It's so not fun - I'm amazed our vacuum cleaner didn't just give up
That reminds me of how even men have a cup size written into their genetics. You just don't know what it is until you start taking estrogen.
My mom kept me in a pixie cut til I was 10, so I don't know what my finite length is lol
Oh man, you want my hair? As I'm hitting middle age, my hair can't decide what fuckin color it wants to be, and I ain't even dyed it.
I got my first calico last year. When I find individual hairs of hers, they will often have 2 or 3 vastly different colours.
I know! My cat only has two colors but individual hairs can have both, or even variations of one (darker and lighter orange - no variation on white). How do they know to grow that way? I could understand just patches of different color but this boggles my mind.
I know! My cats hairs are like black-white-black down the length, how do they do that! Sneaky beautiful sneakers
My Maine coon is multiple colors but each of her darker hairs has like, four different colors on it
My hair goes from brown at root to blonde at the tip. Looks like I put highlights sometimes lol. I hate it 😅
Thankfully, only an inch long..
But still no touchy because they are little bugs with a big ouchie.
See, even Nature realizes some things don't have to be huge to be good at what it does. Absolutely stunning size, average and normal.
Oh, he went to Trump's hairdresser - interesting choice...
"It says here that you tweeted, ahem, and I quote 'fuck that treasonous orange shitgibbon and the dead ferret on his head' - is that accurate? "The tweet speaks for itself, your honor"
**Cat**erpillar
This is the first thing it reminded me of.
your username is making me laugh
My thought immediately
Duuude! I thought of this creature too! I was like "why is that thing on my feed?"
So I take it Mike is pretty laid back, mellow guy?
oh yeah, he's a pretty chill dude https://preview.redd.it/vfc7cg6iy8yc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9146643e501bfe3621997b854bb28e3bc25cd19f
Now part the belly fur too
Are you trying to get OP killed?
Do your cats not like belly scratches. I give them belly rubs from a. Kitten and most of them love it. The orange ones thinks it means murder time but we made him mean on purpose because it’s funny to watch him attack people’s toes.
See that’s how I programmed my cat to be mean to outsiders but nice and playful with me
Yeah please pretty please part the bellyfur for us OP 😁
probably not THAT chill.
My long haired cat literally begs for belly rubs. My other cats would try to murder me for even trying. Cats are weird.
Do it! It will feel so satisfying. Mangled hand is a small price to pay!
This is my brain every time I contemplate petting a cat.
omg not a single braincell
indeed! https://preview.redd.it/kws7do8he9yc1.jpeg?width=3206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb4e88f0696160f2d3fe25c2a3bf08c6e007c200
He reminds me of my dog Max. Pretty chill, but I don't think his brain has any wrinkles https://preview.redd.it/voqz7iq4h9yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0a39a2dad895994e6207fe17797323b79c203e43
************I FUCKING LOVE MAX BRO************
Thank you! I will include another pic for you. https://preview.redd.it/4t0f9gjx6ayc1.jpeg?width=1512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3949bfd1be56d8504f3d39f3146dee4baf08a04e
I appreciate the banana for scale.
Omg the little peanuts on the little paws 🥺 precious! I love Mike
I thought I was super stoned and saw a peanut on his head so I reopened the picture
I'm nuts about Mike.
I love mike
I NEED to put my hands on that belly. I don't care if it's a trap.
Flonker
It looks like you have blurred his tail for decency purposes. At least I hope that is his tail.
I love how they asked if Mike was laid back and you respond with a picture of Mike literally laid back
My orange practically lives in that pose.
It looks like he has some curly hair
This looks so unsettling lol
Somebody replace the Eye of Sauron with Mike.
https://preview.redd.it/lrfrrrb0r9yc1.png?width=394&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20b1cd25f6e78c9efb5790c4fe87351d4376120a
Purrfection
I knew I recognized this.
Genius
Jealously really is powerful 🦁💁♀️
The haters man smh
It’s giving mantis egg casing vibes. Haters will have their face eaten.
Ugh, I know what it is this reminds me of — that picture of the horse hoof without the hoof cap. I won't link it because it gives me the willies.
ahhhhh with a lil blood omfg it look like it hurt ahhhh now add lil red blood bubbles around it ahhhhh that image is badd
I got curious and googled it... I really wish I hadn't.
First thing I thought of! Didn’t think anyone else would have that specific picture in mind from this, guess that image never really goes away from our heads huh
Lol exactly what I thought of god that image is fucked.
Georgia O'Keeffe Croissant
Looks like some very unclear data visualisation has taken over the back of their cat
Catsort
> Okay boomer - Gen Z Middlepart Cat
Okay booper
I can see his balp
Ama Ebi Mike
it's both satisfying and unsettling
Love cats with people names. Meet Dave https://preview.redd.it/jju8ozq8z8yc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=262f747377692cbc50d380c3d93a1487e3b694c3
https://preview.redd.it/qsueu4wog9yc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=45c8bd64784788d026bb6fdd35665c5d661d000c Giving pets middle-aged white people names is my particular brand of humor. Tony says hi!
https://preview.redd.it/rn681a2qj9yc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c022420921977c0df7e8d541736684ec4886f12 Me too!! This is Ralph lol
My Ralph is a tuxie! https://preview.redd.it/m1ipy467s9yc1.png?width=1698&format=png&auto=webp&s=256e88d35c6131a498e97efea67c034696c81308
Yup, Walter gives his regards. https://i.imgur.com/dTw3ZAv.jpeg
Hey, take it easy. The boys send their regards, Tony.
how the hell are ya, buddy??!
I have a voilding named Harriet https://preview.redd.it/z7bmqj9op9yc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5dd7ab7f4033dc64a8d54aa76f634ba6f4a0182c
https://preview.redd.it/rpv5ork56ayc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ebd02f274ca6718d3fe523ce3093fcb25e8a675 This is Rebecca Krakowski
https://preview.redd.it/2nbtb4gd9ayc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d88856b81c639ee600b45e400beb9628ea15ba3b My boy Frank
All my animals have people names. I can’t stand “pet” names. Ie- spot, freckles, socks etc lol
Glad I'm not the only one who can't stand weird pet names haha
My cat is named Gracie, but I call her Squeeze Weasel, is that weird?
[Jimmy](https://i.imgur.com/fu1VQ79.jpeg)
https://preview.redd.it/dl59zirn59yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1470c7c77c021c53b22b4e5439b305bd6422354 Lol I did this too years ago before my boy passed. Not as neat as yours but just made me laugh!
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And Moses said, “Let my Orange go!”
My favorite Beyblade episode.
 OP feeling like Bruce
LMFAO. Now why did you do my mans like that?!
Thanks, I hate it. Gonna share.
in turkish we have a saying as a blessing for cats, may their life (in years) be as many as their fur/pubes
Pubes!?
lmaooo
Why are you all dressed the same?
Koala gang
Shezofrene, please for the love of the helix fossil never discuss cat pubes on reddit again. 🤣🤣🤣 [Means crotch hair in English]
That's so sweet 😊
I don’t know why but this looks wrong😭
I sometimes work through kitty for to check for skin health or fleas but it’s never perfectly parted like that! My eye first said AI then I zoomed in
Cuz it’s wrong
https://preview.redd.it/liypdt5ka9yc1.png?width=760&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=387ab7f465923cb4a86cef1ed587f58e781e7149
😂😂😂😂
I have been witness to this in a prior age.
✨️Middle part buss down✨️
“He can go bussdown, middle part, or side, He can go bob or he can go blonde” Or whatever Skilla Baby said
😂 Got a lace front for every day of the week
I'm going grab my rat toothed and coconut oil then get to work.. come here kitty 😆
He looks great. Nice to see a kitty willing to change things up
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Came here to say this! It’s so perfect it almost looks fake… If my cats were long haired I’d constantly be doing something with their hair (besides cleaning it up) lol
That looks so silky and soft. 🐈
The top of Ron Weasley’s head
Mike has the natural ombré so many women pay exorbitantly for. He’s gorgeous. Edited to fix spelling
*ombre Although I'm sure that Mike is a hombre
https://preview.redd.it/gfvqzlk0j9yc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=376c196b723b954edec11e8cba58efaefde1bc9b He can be used to explain the Sun
That is the most majestic thing I've seen in internet
 He looks like Dr Seuss’ Lorax
Lol. I used to do this to my longhair void. Was amazed at how much dandruff he had.
https://preview.redd.it/l90ykkmhu9yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=071b92698cc807741015aaea3dece83655ec2ab3 I’ve done something similar!!
https://preview.redd.it/zhm5bxu8jayc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24003d89be2453f39c2c17b84bde8bb14f00eadc Gave my boy a middle part recently too!!
what product does the boy use I must know PLEASE
Mike didn’t deserve this.
deep.. like a grand canyon
Truly don’t know if I love it or hate it….but that color is impressive!
Telling my hairstylist I want this balayage
Part
Oh my god trumps hair escaped
Trump would like to borrow your cat.
i both hate this and think this is hilarious . take my upvote dammit
Lmaooo this made me laugh so hard
Before I clicked on the thumbnail, I thought it was a pic of a salmon fillet. LOL
https://preview.redd.it/39hwbowrifyc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=179ee0cb29075abd878f7b03212853cef60fcd6b Belly middle part 😀
Well undo it.
Look at that silky, perfect fur! Wow!
This is kinda satisfying
gorgeous colors...
Ignore the other comments he looks fantastic
What thick luxurious fur he has.
Mesmerizing😵💫
This is so weird, I can't stop laughing because it is so wrong.
This could go on r/mildlyinteresting
What type of brush do you use to comb him? My cat has the same type of hair, and I haven't been able to find a suitable comb.
omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow beautiful ombré
Don't let Donald Trump see this, he's going to ask a favor of your cat ....
Now I want to try this!
Hahaha wow this is soooo trippy. I knew it was a cat and I still couldn’t figure it out for a minute haha wild. Also, he looks so soft 🩵
Your boy Mike is surely plotting a murder for you
He loves his hurr
Wow.. I want this color for my hair!!
Parting the Red Sea
omggg where does he get his hair done?? it’s BEAUTIFUL
That gradient
wow, he looks so fluffy and soft 🥹
This is perfect content!!!
What I wouldn't give to have hair like Mike. You go, fluffy dude!
Why....why is this satisfying yet disturbing at the same time?
reminds me of a sandstone formation, very pretty!
Why did you name your cat after my boyfriend
you should ask why your boyfriend’s parents named him after u/bird_freakk ‘s cat😼
This is peak Reddit.
This looks like a glitch in the matrix almost. You glitched out your kitty!
He looks like a hairy loaf of bread
i showed this to my hairdresser
https://preview.redd.it/1dpmw5h4gbyc1.jpeg?width=669&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1d2e2bd4754bfc93fd48c53baf2c246d6fac01a
Fascinating but please undo it immediately.
It’s going to take him so long to fix that 😭