Does a black cat know that it’s black?

Looking for the main cat, Luna Lovegood.*  Couldn’t find her.  Cats are like that.  They hide in wonderfully difficult-to-find places, and they resist entreaties to come out, even for dinner.  Luna wasn’t coming when called . . .

In the bedroom, looking around, calling, to no avail . . . 25th call (or thereabouts), a black plastic bag on the bed sorta came alive.  Luna opened her eyes, and outed herself.

Hiding in plain sight: Luna Lovegood remained invisible to me, until she opened her eyes.

Do black cats know that they are black cats?  I think they take advantage of their mono-color camouflage, and that they do it knowingly.

I also think they do it because they think its funny we can’t see them.

Does a black cat know she’s a black cat? Closing her eyes, she disappears.

More:

• Daily Photo: Black Cat Keyboard Rest (thecreativecat.net)
• Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day! (blogpaws.com) (Black Cat Appreciation Day?  Who knew? It was August 17, 2013)
• Black Cat Appreciation Day: Do You Know Your Melanistic Cats? (newswatch.nationalgeographic.com)
• Celebrating National Black Cat Appreciation Day (tartaninkblog.wordpress.com)
• How did you celebrate [Black Cat Appreciation Day]? at Animals Deserve to Live
• Black Cat Brotherhood, at Ruth’s Artwork
• 10 Reasons to Adopt a Black Cat! with video, at Loonies for Paws
• More black cat appreciation at Ryan Conners Art & Photography, Rumpydog, My Three Moggies (with another, different 10 reasons list), Ruth’s Artwork (again)

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* We adopted her from the pound, through Pet Medical Center of Duncanville.  As a black cat, she wasn’t much adoptable, and had spent six months waiting for a home.  She was named by the pound, or the vet.  Since she answered to the name, she kept it.