This
Manx Cat photograph shows a "rumpy" Manx cat, meaning entirely
tailless. The CFA breed
standard provides some insights into what the Manx Cat should look
like. The
words used to desribe this breed are, for example, "impression of
roundness", "broad chest", "muscular thighs". These phrases indicate
that this is a strong stocky (cobby) cat, which, without a tail, gives
this
rounded appearance. It is probable that the original Manx cats (i.e.
going back before the cat fancy started or at least to the early days
of the cat fancy) were less rounded, which is supported by the photographs
dating from the early 1900s. Breeders would have bred the
rounded features over time to excentuate the lack of tail to
produce this more rounded cat. This makes the cat more attractive or
interesting to the public. You can see how well balanced
and well muscled this particular cat is as it is an excellent example
of this
breed.
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Helmi
Flick
- please respect copyright -- the back legs are longer than the front,
which
leads to a tendency to
be in this position. |
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