Page two - breeds F - U - of a
list of unusual cat breeds at 2012.
Foldex Cat
A hybrid cat.
A cross between the Scottish Fold and the Exotic Shorthair. The result
is a round headed, cobby cat with folded ears and a flat face.
German Rex
Germany's
curly haired cat that was developed from a cat that was found in the
grounds of a hospital in the Pankow borough of Berlin in the early
1950s.
Genetta
A multi-hybrid
dwarf cat. Mixing: Munchkin, Bengals, Savannahs, Oriental Shorthairs
and domestic shorthaired cats.
Kanaani Cat
An spotted,
hybrid cat and an experimental cat breed that appears to have started
in Israel and then developed in Germany. Registered with the WCF.
Karelian
Bobtail
Also called:
Karel Bobtail, Karelian or Karellian. A naturally tailless cat that
originates from an area near St. Petersburg, Russia.
Khao Manee
A foreign type
cat from Thailand that is white and can have odd-eye color. There is a
UK club for this cat breed: Khao Manee Cat Club.
Mekong
Bobtail
A short-tailed
traditional Siamese cat that is recognised by the World Cat Federation
(WCF).
Mokave Jag
Cat
Starting in
2000 this cat breed is in development. It is a wildcat hybrid: leopard
cat, jungle cat and the Bobcat with the domestic cat with the intention
of creating a miniature jaguar.
Nile Valley
Egyptian Cat
A natural
breed indigenous to the Nile Valley of Egypt (NVE), where the first
wildcats where domesticated. 2010: Application made to TICA as
experimental breed.
Poodle Cat
Created 1987
in Germany. A hybrid cat: the Devon Rex, Scottish Fold and
European Shorthair cross-bred. A most rare cat breed.
Squitten
Created in the
late 1990s. This is a cat with defective forelimbs produced by a
genetic mutation. The limbs are shortened and twisted. The name is an
amalgamation of "squirrel" and "kitten".
Stone
Cougar Cat
A wildcat
hybrid: domestic cat and the wild Jungle cat (F. chaus) cross.
Ural Rex
A Russian
curly haired cat discovered in the town of Yekaterinburg and developed
from there and recognised by the WCF in 2006.
Ussuri Cat
Meant to be a
wildcat hybrid: leopard cat x domestic cat but at 2012 I don't believe
this. The cat pictured does not have the appearance of a wildcat hybrid.
Although
not unusual cat breeds, for the sake of completeness I am listing
teacup cats and stray cats on this page. Teacup cats are popular and
stray cats are numerous.
Teacup cats
Selectively
breed to a very small size these are normally chinchilla traditional
Persian cats but not a formally recognised cat breed.
Stray cats
Not a cat
breed but there are many millions and MAR, a Japanese photographer has
recorded them in his country.
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