These Animals Look Like They're Wearing Designer Coats!

9.Someone's Cat Randomly Started Turning Grey

Scrappy's case offers a fascinating illustration of age-related colour variations in cats. Grey spots beginning at age seven point to either vitiligo or, as several readers pointed out, the expression of a greying gene like what causes humans to go grey with age.

Against the natural fur colour, the random arrangement of the grey patches produces an arresting snow-like pattern. This gradual colour shift is especially fascinating since it shows how, as they age, cats—like humans—can undergo notable physical transformations. From a genetic as well as an aesthetic standpoint, the evolution of the pattern throughout time makes this case very intriguing.