Many breeds have geographically based names that sometimes have nothing whatsoever to do with where the cat originated. The Norwegian Forest...
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No fang, no mate
During mating, the tomcat always sinks his canine teeth—the fangs—into the neck skin of the female. This isn’t optional, and if for some rea...
Cymric
Manx , with the characteristic Manx trait of having either no tail at all (a “rumpy”), a very short tail (a “stumpy”) or a halftail (a “long...
Somali
Abyssinian , so the breed gives the impression of being a small (and longhaired) cougar. Like their Abyssinian ancestors, the Somali is play...
Love bites
Cats, like most animals, have sex strictly for reproduction, and so it only takes place when the female is fully fertile. Part of the brief ...
Maine Coon
American farm cats and wild raccoons—or so the legend goes. (Cats and raccoons do not mate.) Probably the Maine Coon resulted from the br...
Unpredictable heat
people find attractive but others find maddening. One thing that is unpredictable is the female’s estrus, or heat. Dogs predictably go into h...
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