Are Tuxedo Cats More Intelligent Than Other Cats—or Just More Dapper?

Right out of the gate, Stephen Quandt, a certified feline training and behavior expert says that, no, your little tuxedo guy or gal is not smarter than cats whose coats don’t feature the same black-and-white pattern. “I suspect people find it comforting to think that they can determine a cat’s intelligence based on an external factor like coloration,” Quandt says. “But that’s a myth. It’s not true. And any stories about tuxedo cats being smarter, even if true [of that particular cat], are only anecdotal; they are not proof of anything.”