Mike Thorn wrote:

> I'm babysitting a kitten for some friends this week and I noticed 
> something interesting about her fur that might be useful to you, if you 
> ever end up using a hair macro or something like that.
> 
> Her fur isn't really just one color. It begins at the skin as almost 
> whitish, then goes slightly darker (to a very light grey) out to within 
> about 1/4" of the end. The last quarter inch is dark grey. It also has a 
> nice sheen to it.

I have two cats, and occasionally they get into a tiff. One will 
sometimes drop a whisker as a result of the fight. It's like a hair, but 
much thicker, and easier to get a grip on what is happening:

Actually, the hair is colored more like a wood pattern. The inside is 
one color, the outside is a different color. As the hair grows, the 
outer layers get rubbed off, exposing the differences in color. As the 
portion of the hair gets older, the thinner it gets. For example, some 
cats have what is known as a "smoke" color to their coat. They have a 
thick layer of white, or beige around a central core of some other 
darker color, therefore the ends look darker. It makes the roots look 
lighter. (Not to be confused with himalayan types, or colorpoint types...)

> ~Mike

Heeey, I thought I was the only Mike that began my sig with a tilde (~) ;)

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~Mike

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