Why are cat's asses brightly colored?

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What do you mean by that? My cat's not especially brightly colored anywhere. Are you asking why cats have a more exposed anus than humans do when they walk around normally? I think that's just because they are quadrupeds, not bipeds.
 
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GawrGura said:
Why the fuck are you looking at cats' assholes in the first place?
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For some reason cats make it their task to point their ass in my face as often as possible. I can't walk the sidewalk without random cats appearing to point their asses at me. I'm not sure if it is an insult or merely their hamfisted attempt at wooing me.

Vecr said:
What do you mean by that? My cat's not especially brightly colored anywhere. Are you asking why cats have a more exposed anus than humans do when they walk around normally? I think that's just because they are quadrupeds, not bipeds.
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Searching for 'cat ass' without safe search enabled was dumb.
 
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Cloacan said:
For some reason cats make it their task to point their ass in my face as often as possible. I can't walk the sidewalk without random cats appearing to point their asses at me. I'm not sure if it is an insult or merely their hamfisted attempt at wooing me.
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Usually, cats put their assholes in your face because they trust you not to attack them - their back is literally turned toward you. Also, they're kind of like dogs in that they sniff that area because scent communicates stuff like hormone levels or who they are.

Random related fun fact- their paw pads also have some scent glands, so when outdoor cats scratch stuff, they're leaving their scent to mark territory.

To actually answer your question, it's because they don't have fur around the anus to prevent messes. At least some part of the coloring in some cats is because it's part of their rectum (the part of the intestine that's located right before the asshole) that is showing.
 
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The cats like you and see you as non threatening if they're always shoving their butt in your face. IDK how butthole color works in cats but probably the same color genes that give their skin and fur color.
 
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When I'm lying down in bed, my cat will aggressively stick his butt in my face, but only his butt; he keeps his tail covering his b-hole so I just get a face full of hair.

I worry sometimes that I've offended him and this is how he lets me know, but on the other hand, he might just have learned about human etiquette before he came to me.

Brushing him still makes his tail go up like a mailbox flag. He's an older boy with freckles on his lips and nose, and he has a couple matching freckles on his tail light, so the curtains match the drapes.
 
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