Turkish Van

Europe and the United States in the 1950s, where owners were amazed to find that the breed didn’t mind being bathed—and actually chose to sw...

Tiffany

Burmese . Like their Burmese ancestors, the Tiffany has a sleek seal-brown coat, but long and silky, giving the head a rounder appearance ...

The original Egyptian sex kitten

Egyptian queen Cleopatra, the mistress of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Cleopatra reigned over a cat-loving country , so it is no sur...

Norwegian Forest Cat

Many breeds have geographically based names that sometimes have nothing whatsoever to do with where the cat originated. The Norwegian Forest...

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...