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Manx Cat Picture 1
This
Manx Cat photograph shows a "rumpy" Manx cat (tailless). The CFA breed
standard provides some insights into what the Manx Cat is like. The
words used to desribe this cat are, for example, "impression of
roundness", "broad chest", "muscular thighs". These phrases indicate
that this is a strong chunky 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. Breeders would have bred
in the rounded features over time to exentuate the lack of tail to
produce this ball-like cat. This makes the cat more attractive (cute)
to the public. This is my thought only. You can see how well balanced
and muscled this particular cat is being an excellent example of this
breed.
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| Manx
Cat picture -
copyright Helmi Flick
- the back legs are longer than the front, which leads to a tendency to
be in this position |