Singapura

As you might guess from the name, this breed originated in Singapore in Asia, where this cat is regarded as the “drain cat,” an unwanted str...

Cannibal toms?

tomcat has impregnated a female, he is pretty much out of the picture, and childrearing in cats is the work of the mother alone. In fact, t...

Havana

Siamese ancestry, which is obvious from the long slender build, triangular face and slanted eyes. There is no direct connection with Havan...

Bombay

black patent leather. There are no connections at all with the city of Bombay in India, but the breeders chose the name because the cat rem...

Mr. Will

George F. Will, the newspaper columnist and political commentator, is known for being fond of baseball—and cats. In one essay, Will noted, “...

Tonkinese

The beautiful Tonkinese is the result of crossing Siamese with Burmese. The breed has the blue eyes of their Siamese ancestors as well as th...

Stud jowls

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