Stud jowls

Just as old male orangutans develop distinctive fleshy cheek patches, older tomcats—unneutered toms—develop “stud jowls,” a widening at the ...

American Curl

California in 1981, and the breed is now recognized by most American cat associations. Curl cats are an acquired taste, but one that is e...

Egyptian Mau

As noted elsewhere in this book, mau was the ancient Egyptian word for cat. (And it’s no coincidence that mau sounds a lot like meow.) The M...

Mr. Lewis’s step-cats

C. S. Lewis (1898–1963), a quiet professor of English literature, penned a popular science fiction trilogy, the well-loved Narnia series for ...

Devon Rex

Devon is a county in southwest England, near Cornwall, and by an odd coincidence Devon was the locale of a genetic mutation that produced a ...

That embarrassing duduk perkara ...

Humans have gotten rather blunt about discussing problems like male impotence, infertility, and other reproduction issues, and pet owners so...

Cornish Rex

Sphynx breed. Unlike the Sphynx, the Rex does not appear hairless, but has a thin coat—that is also curly. As the name indicates, the breed...