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Different genes control fur colors and cat eye colors, so the melanocytes in the fur may be much more (or less) active than those in the eyes. Thus, a black cat like my Belladonna has pale hazel eyes, but a purebred orange Persian may have dark copper-colored eyes....
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It'll depend on the level of melanin, the amino acid that controls the color of their eye and the color of their skin and fur. The most important fact or melanin, the high level of melanin, the darker their eye color will be....
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Here are some theories as to why people have said black cats are bad luck… In the Middle Ages before the Black Death of 1348 CE, the main purpose of cats was to kill mice. It was a relationship built on mutual understanding that the cats kept rodents away so their presence was generally accepted....
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After the anti-witch zeal had subsided in the colonies, black cats had been thoroughly cemented in popular legend right alongside witches. Decorators use them as a Halloween symbol, both alongside witches and independently, to add a frightful, unnerving ambience to their front steps, their green eyes spooking trick-or-treaters....
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A black cat is also associated with bad luck, and sadly, death. This fear of black cats appears to stem from medieval times when an animal with dark feathers or fur, including crows and ravens, signaled death....
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In Medieval France and Spain, black cats were considered bringers of bad luck and curses to any human they came near, and were associated with witchcraft. Many Medieval Germans believed themselves to be cursed if a black cat crossed their path from left to right....
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Why Are Black Cats Said to be Unlucky? In Britain, the fact that black cats are considered unlucky is a complete reversal of the original belief that black cats were actually lucky. It is white cats that were considered unlucky....
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Particularly with the Spanish community, they began the association of black cats with witchcraft and witches. The most popular and widely believed superstition was that of the morphing or shape-shifting of witches into the body of a black cat....
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Perhaps the most direct connection between black cats and contemporary Halloween symbols stems from the Celtic festival Samhain. Samhain takes place between sunset on October 31 and sunset on November 1 to mark the end of harvest season....
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In the majority of countries, the black cat has a bad repute because of their color that's why many people dislike them all over the world and consider bad luck for them. In developed countries like the United States, black cats have some of the lowest adoption rates and highest euthanasia rates in shelters....
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Sixteenth-century Italians believed that if a black cat jumped on the bed of an ill person, the person would soon die. In Colonial America, Scottish immigrants believed that a black cat entering a wake was bad luck, and could indicated the death of a family member....
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Black cats, however, have also served as symbols of good luck in numerous cultures. In the British Islands, black cats are often believed to bring affluence to any house they occupied. In Japan, they are also considered to bring good luck....
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Because of their association with witches, black cats were also looked upon as evil agents of the devil. This evil connection in the minds of the Puritans between black cats and witches led to black cats not being tolerated-let alone kept-in the colony....
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