3. ๏ It
is a strong yet slender animal, with long
legs and a fairly short tail. Due to its leg
length, it is relatively one of the tallest
cats.
4. ๏ Appleheads
came
about after years of
selective breeding
during which Siamese
breeders strove to
produce a
longer, thinner, more
extreme-wedge look in
their show cats.
5. ๏
The American Keuda has
some pronounced
similarities with the
Egyptian Mau
breed, including body
type, habits, and a belly
flap, not seen in other
breeds. Since the belly
flap allows extra
extension when
running, and thus more
speed, this would be a
successful adaptation
for any cat that needed
speed.
6. ๏ The
American Longhair / Maine Coon is a
large-sized cat. Its coat is can come in a
different variety of colours. Like the breed
name suggests, they have long hairs.
7. ๏
The breed is believed to be descended from
English cats (the forebears of today's British
Shorthairs) brought to North America by early
European settlers to protect valuable cargo from
mice and rats.
8. ๏
The first wirehair cat appeared as a random cat
mutation among a litter of six born to two barn cats.
This single red and white male had odd wiry fur.
9. ๏
According to
legend, bobtails are the
result of a
crossbreeding between
a domestic tabby cat
and a bobcat. Yodie, a
short-tailed brown
tabby male, mated with
a seal point Siamese
colored (cat) female to
create the Bobtail's
original bloodline.
10. ๏
The breed originated in Lakewood, California as
the result of a spontaneous mutation. In
June, 1981, two stray kittens were found and
taken in by the Ruga family.
11. ๏
The Ashera cat was a type of hybrid cat
marketed by the controversial company Lifestyle
Pets. The hybrid cat breed was allegedly a cross
between the African serval, the Asian leopard
cat, and a domestic housecat.
12. ๏
Like the Asian
Shorthair, the breed
was developed in
Britain, and is not
currently recognised
by any U.S.
Registries. It has full
recognition in the
GCCF and although it
is a relatively rare
breed some fine
examples have
become champions.
13. ๏
The Balinese was originally registered as a 'longhaired
Siamese', and examples were known from the early
1920s. The occasional long-haired kittens in a
Siamese litter were seen as an oddity, and sold as
household pets rather than as show cats.
14. ๏
The first Bengal Cat was registered with the
International Cat Association (TICA) in 1983. The
Bengal has been welcomed as a pedigreed breed
by several cat associations .
15. ๏A
bicolor cat has white fur combined with fur
of some other colour, for example black or
tabby.
16. ๏
The Birman is said to have originated in western
Burma, and cats with similar markings are
recorded in documents from ancient Thailand.
18. ๏
The American breed called Bombay was created in 1958 in
Louisville, Kentucky, when Nikki Horner of Shawnee
Cattery deliberately bred an American Shorthair with a
Burmese for the purpose of creating a domesticated cat
that resembled a wild panther (also known as baby
panther).
19. ๏ The
Brazilian
Shorthair is a
medium-sized cat of
great agility. The
breed can be
distinguished from
the American
Shorthair by its
sleek and elegant
appearance.
20. ๏ They
were hybrids of some kind with pattern
very similar to that of the Asian Leopard cat.
21. ๏
The rationale for
this breed is that the
original longhaired
British cat, through
interbreeding with
imported
longhairs, was
developed into the
Persian and became
increasingly massive
and extreme in type
and with
longer, thicker fur
than the early
Persians.
22. ๏
The British Semilonghair cat is a mediumlength-hair version of
the British Shorthair.
Apart from fur, it is
identical to the British
Shorthair. The British
Longhair is also known as
the Lowlander in
the United States and the
Britanica in Europe, but is
not recognised in
the UK as a separate
breed.
23. ๏
The British Shorthair is a domesticated cat that
is said to resemble a teddy bear. Its features
make it a popular breed in cat shows.
24. ๏
Originally, Burmese cats were exclusively dark
brown (sable), but years of selective breeding
have produced a wide variety of colours.
25. ๏
Calico cats are domestic cats with a spotted or
parti-colored coat that is predominantly
white, with patches of two other colors (often
the two other colors are orange tabby and
black).
26. ๏
Inspired by the poaching death of a leopard, the
anthropologist Louis Leakey motivated Californian
scriptwriter Paul Casey to breed a domestic cat resembling
a small leopard, and that this would emphasize how
important it is to preserve the leopard.
27. ๏
also known as the desert lynx, is a wild cat that
is widely distributed across Africa, central
Asia and southwest Asia into India.
28. ๏
Originally found only in the color of
chocolate, Tiffany/Chantilly now occurs in a range of
colors including Chocolate, blue, cinnamon, lilac, and
fawn.
29. ๏
There is a legend that the Chartreux are descended from
cats brought to France by Carthusian monks to live in the
order's head monastery, the Grande Chartreuse.
30. ๏
is a domestic breed of cat that was developed by
breeding a few individuals from
a nondomestic species (Felis chaus) to a far
greater number of domestic cats
31. ๏
Colorpoint Shorthair is the name the Cat Fanciers
Association (CFA), a United States breed association, uses
to refer to pointed cats of Siamese ancestry and type in
colors other than the four "traditional" Siamese colors
32. ๏
The Cornish Rex is a genetic mutation that
originated from a litter of kittens born in the
1950s on a farm in Cornwall, UK; hence the first
part of the breed's name.
33. ๏
The name comes from Cymru (pronounced KUMree), the indigenous Welsh name of Wales,
though the breed is not associated with Wales in
any fashion,
34. ๏
The Devon Rex is a relatively new breed of cat
with a sparse, curly, very soft coat similar to
that of the Cornish Rex.
35. ๏A
dilute calico
kitty could be
described as a
white cat that
decided to play
around in
watercolor paints
instead of in
bright oil paints.
36. ๏
Domestic longhairs come in all the standard cat
colours including tabby, tortie, bi-colored etc. If
their fur combines several shades of the same
color they may be referred to as a smoke.
37. ๏
are of mixed ancestry, their temperaments can
be hard to predict. Some cats are quiet and
docile while others are more active and vocal.
39. ๏
is
a breed of cat know
n for its lack of
a coat.The
contemporary breed
of Sphynx is known
also as the Canadian
Sphynx, which is
distinct from the
Russian Sphynx
breeds likePeterbald
and Don Sphynx.
40. ๏
The Egyptian Mau is often said to be descended
from African wild cats, and a descendant of the
cats seen in wall paintings of Ancient Egypt.
41. ๏
The earliest records of the type now known as
Burmese come from Thailand, then known as Siam.
42. ๏
is a breed of short-haired cat originating
in Sweden. It is a recently recognised breed,
established to preserve the naturally occurring cats
that have lived in European villages and cities for
ages.
43. ๏ The
Exotic
Shorthair is a breed
of cat developed to
be a shorthaired
version of
the Persian. The
Exotic Shorthair is
similar to the Persian
in many
ways, including
temperament and
conformation
44. ๏
also known as barn
cats, are cats kept
primarily for the
purpose of catching
the smaller vermin
found on farms and
ranches
45. ๏
is a breed of domestic cat. They are a medium sized
breed with slender legs of a medium length. The
head is round with well-developed cheeks and
large, open ears.
46. ๏ The
Havana Brown, also known as the Swiss
Mountain cat, is a breed of cat well known
and shown in England in the 1890s.
47. ๏ is
a breed or sub-breed
of longhaired cat identical in
type to
the Persian, with the
exception of its blue
eyes and its point
colouration, which
were derived from
crossing the Persian
with the Siamese.
48. ๏
The earliest written evidence of cats in Japan
indicates that they arrived from China or Korea
at least 1,000 years ago.
49. ๏
The Javanese is a recognized breed of cat. Javanese
have a long, silky coat, that comes in a variety of
colors. These cats are ranked among the most
intelligent breeds of cat, and resemble the Balinese.
50. ๏ is
a hybrid cat which is a cross between a
pixie bob and a jungle cat.
