Siamese cats have a somewhat special status in today’s domestic pet circle. People who know Siamese cats praise Siamese cats more, but people who don’t know Siamese cats will only have a lingering impression of Siamese cats. On "It's a black-faced cat," they don't even know how to pronounce the Siamese cat's name.

Siamese cat, the pronunciation (xiān luó) is the same as "Xianluo" in Chinese characters. As for why it is named Siamese cat, this is because Siamese cat originated in Thailand, and Cathay was called "Siamese" in ancient times. "Country", so the name Siamese cat has been passed down.

I have never raised a Siamese cat, but I am extremely impressed by Siamese cats. In the fall of 2015, when I was visiting a shopping mall with my friends, I saw a young lady carrying a cat bag. The cat bag was not completely closed, but had a small opening.

The most eye-catching thing is that the head of a kitten is poked out of the small opening of the cat bag. As the little sister walks, the kitten’s head also bounces. The scene is really too So cute.

Then we went up to chat with the young lady and asked about the cat. That’s when we learned that this kind of cat is called a Siamese cat. The kitten at that time looked like the picture below. It had a white face but a relatively dark nose. It looked like It looks funny yet cute.

For Siamese cats, cuteness really disappears

Because of this incident, I was deeply impressed by Siamese cats. I originally thought that Siamese cats look the same from childhood to adulthood and will always be so cute. But the fact is that Siamese cats are a very special kind of cat. They look completely different when they are young than when they are adults.

The picture below shows what a Siamese kitten looked like when it was one and a half months old. It has slender ears and milk tea-colored hair. Although the color around the nose and mouth is relatively dark, it does not affect its cuteness.

However, when the Siamese cat grew to 6 months old, it changed. At this time, its ears turned completely black, its nose also turned completely black, and the entire area of ​​its face also turned black, except for the area near its forehead. It's milk tea color, and its paws are completely black.

Don’t think that the growth and changes of Siamese cats will stop here. I regret to tell you that this is just the beginning.

By the time this Siamese cat is 8 months old, its face has completely turned black except for the base of its ears. If it doesn’t open its mouth, you can’t even see clearly where its nose and mouth are.

The picture below is what this Siamese cat looked like when it was 2 years old. From the nose to the entire face, the entire face has turned black, and the back of the body, ears, and claws have also turned black!

At this time, I have to ask, why did the one-and-a-half-month-old "little cutie" grow longer and become "o;Hei Cute", or Da Lao Hei? What happened? Will the cuteness of Siamese cats really disappear?

What is the reason for the disappearance of the cuteness of Siamese cats?

What is the reason that causes Siamese cats to grow darker and darker? The answer is "temperature" and "genes".

The professional explanation is: Siamese cats are cats with key colors, and cats with key colors have a substance called "tyrosinase" in their bodies. The function of this substance is to promote the synthesis and precipitation of melanin.

But in Siamese cats, the TYR gene that controls "tyrosinase" is unknown whether it has evolved or mutated. As a result, the tyrosinase in Siamese cats is in a dormant state and cannot secrete melanin when the weather is hot. , but once encountering low temperature, tyrosinase will be activated, and then secrete melanin crazily, causing Siamese cats to turn black.

Therefore, when Siamese cats are born, their body color will be light. As they grow, once they encounter low temperatures, the hair on their faces, backs, paws, and ears will grow rapidly in a short period of time. Turn black, and this process is irreversible, that is to say, it is difficult for Siamese cats to turn back to white after turning black.

In the late autumn of 2019, a plan to prevent Siamese cats from turning black was launched on the Internet. Many owners of Siamese cats are wearing clothes to keep Siamese cats warm in an attempt to prevent Siamese cats from turning black. However, this approach seems to be in vain.

Isn’t it interesting? Raising a Siamese cat will turn it into another cat, from a cute little one to a black cute one. Although the little cute cat disappears, the black cute one appears.

In fact, in addition to the color-changing fur of Siamese cats, their personalities are also quite interesting. Siamese cats have always been called puppy cats, which means that this kind of cat can be called whenever called like a dog, and can even poop like a dog. Go for a walk.

So if you like lively and smart cats, and even want to experience the change from cute to dark, I suggest you consider raising a Siamese cat. This kind of interesting cat-raising experience cannot be given by ordinary cats.