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A domestic cat's coat color predicts its personality and behavior.
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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that a domestic cat's coat color predicts its personality and behavior?
Partly. One owner-survey study in Mexico reports perceived personality differences by coat color, while a larger survey of 503 Thai cat owners found essentially no coat-color differences in behavior scores apart from activity. Both are owner-report, single-country samples, so the evidence only partially addresses the claim.
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González-Ramírez, M. T. & Landero-Hernández, R. (2022). Cat Coat Color, Personality Traits and the Cat-Owner Relationship Scale: A Study with Cat Owners in Mexico. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12081030
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Cat Coat Color, Personality Traits and the Cat-Owner Relationship Scale: A Study with Cat Owners in Mexico - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12081030
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Kosaiphat, T., Watin, T., Thammarattanapeuk, Y., Sompong, W., & Jirasantimano, I. (n.d.). Exploring the Impact of Cat Coat Color and Personality traits on the Cat-Owners Relationship: Insight from a Survey of Cat Owners in Thailand. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.58837/chula.sp.2025.18
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