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New Cat Pattern Is 'Salty Licorice' Mutation. Published May 24, 2024 at 10:17 AM EDT. By . Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK.

The cats’ name comes from a candy in Finland, where the distinct coloring was first spotted. A novel gene mutation gives rise to the fur pattern, researchers found.

New 'Salty Licorice' Cat Coat Pattern Linked to Genetic Mutation, Study Finds. The distinct coat coloring, named for a Finnish snack, was first observed in 2007 in cats from Finland.