People Try To Guess The Pattern On This Cat

To be precise–the cat on the left of this picture. There seems to be a mystery pattern colored in their hair. While it can be scientifically explained by variations in the color pigments in a cat’s hair follicles, that did not stop speculation on the design.

The photo was posted by user u/OliviaTaylorxxx in Reddit’s flagship Cats community. It has earned thousands of upvotes and a multitude of comments.

My girls – what do you think the pattern looks like on the cat on the left?
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Here are many of the guesses people had:

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An interesting guess.

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One carried with them an interesting fact from the history of psychology.

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Then, another became rather upfront about what they saw.

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Quite a sizable amount guessed some form of bird

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Finally, a very astute user managed to create a story out of the simple design. It’s a rather vivid one, too.

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Nevertheless, no matter what you see in the design, whether on the design or the negative space, it is certainly a fascinating phenomenon for cats to have fur of different colored blobs.