▁air . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁organ ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Fle hmen ▁response . ▁ ▁The ▁standard ▁sounds ▁made ▁by ▁all ▁fel ids ▁include ▁me ow ing , ▁sp itting , ▁his sing , ▁sn ar ling ▁and ▁grow ling . ▁Me ow ing ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁contact ▁sound , ▁whereas ▁the ▁others ▁sign ify ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁motiv ation . ▁ ▁They ▁can ▁p urr ▁during ▁both ▁phases ▁of ▁resp iration , ▁though ▁pan ther ine ▁c ats ▁seem ▁to ▁p urr ▁only ▁during ▁o est rus ▁and ▁cop ulation , ▁and ▁as ▁cub s ▁when ▁su ck ling . ▁P urr ing ▁is ▁generally ▁a ▁low ▁pitch ▁sound ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 ▁k Hz ▁and ▁mixed ▁with ▁other ▁vocal ization ▁types ▁during ▁the ▁exp ir atory ▁phase . ▁The ▁colour , ▁length ▁and ▁density ▁of ▁their ▁fur ▁is ▁very ▁diverse . ▁Fur ▁colour ▁covers ▁the ▁gam ut ▁from ▁white ▁to ▁black , ▁and ▁fur ▁pattern ▁from ▁distinct ive ▁small ▁sp ots , ▁stri pes ▁to ▁small ▁bl ot ches ▁and ▁ro set tes . ▁Most ▁cat ▁species ▁are ▁born ▁with ▁a ▁sp otted ▁fur , ▁except ▁the ▁j agu ar und i ▁( Her p ail urus ▁y ag ou around i ), ▁Asian ▁golden ▁cat ▁( Cat op uma ▁tem min ck ii ) ▁and ▁car ac al ▁( Car ac al ▁car ac al ). ▁The ▁sp otted ▁fur ▁of ▁l ion ▁( Pan ther a ▁le o ) ▁and ▁c oug ar ▁( P uma