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Ojos Azules
Ojos Azules describes a rare experimental breeding population developed around striking blue eyes appearing independently of white coat or colorpoint genes. The…
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Oregon Rex
Oregon Rex is the historical name for curly-coated cats reported in Oregon during the mid-twentieth century. They were described as slender, elegant…
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Oriental Bicolor
Oriental Bicolor describes Oriental-type cats combining color with clearly defined white spotting. The cat retains the long wedge head, very large ears,…
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Oriental Longhair
The Oriental Longhair combines the long wedge head, very large ears, tubular muscular body and social intensity of the Oriental family with…
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Oriental Shorthair
The Oriental Shorthair is a long, fine-boned yet muscular cat from the Siamese-related breed family. Its defining combination is a straight-sided wedge…
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Persian
The Persian is a substantial, cobby longhaired cat known for a broad round head, small ears, large round eyes and an exceptionally…
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Peterbald
The Peterbald is an elegant, Oriental-type Russian breed whose coat may range from apparently hairless through flock, velour and brush to a…
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Pixie-Bob
The Pixie-Bob is a muscular domestic breed developed in the Pacific Northwest and selected for a spotted brown tabby coat, heavy brow,…
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Ragamuffin
The Ragamuffin is a large, slow-maturing companion breed with a broad modified-wedge head, walnut-shaped eyes, substantial rectangular body and soft, dense semi-long…
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Ragdoll
The Ragdoll is a large, slow-maturing pointed cat with deep blue eyes, a long muscular body and a silky semi-long coat. Recognized…
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Russian Blue
The Russian Blue is an elegant medium-sized cat defined by a dense blue double coat tipped with silver, vivid green eyes and…
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Russian White, Black and Tabby
Russian White, Russian Black and Russian Tabby describe non-blue cats developed within Russian breeding programs. They share the elegant foreign-type body, vivid…
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Savannah
The Savannah is a domestic hybrid breed descended from the African serval and domestic cats. Its hallmark features are exceptional height, long…
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Scottish Fold
The Scottish Fold is recognized by its forward-folding ears, round head and large round eyes. The ear appearance results from a TRPV4…
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Selkirk Rex
The Selkirk Rex is a substantial, rounded cat with a naturally curly coat produced by a dominant KRT71 variant. Both shorthaired and…
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Serengeti
The Serengeti is a tall, athletic spotted cat developed primarily from Bengal and Oriental Shorthair lines to suggest a serval-like silhouette without…
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Siamese
The Siamese is one of the world’s most recognizable breeds, combining vivid blue eyes, temperature-sensitive point coloration and an intensely social, intelligent…
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Siberian
The Siberian is a substantial, rounded forest breed from Russia with strong muscle, powerful hindquarters and a dense semi-long coat adapted to…
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Singapura
The Singapura is one of the smallest recognized pedigree breeds, but it is neither fragile nor inactive. A compact muscular body, large…
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Snowshoe
The Snowshoe combines Siamese-derived point coloration and blue eyes with white spotting, a moderate athletic body and the signature white feet behind…
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Sokoke
The Sokoke is a rare, lean and athletic domestic breed developed from cats associated with coastal Kenya. Its hallmark is a short…
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Somali
The Somali is the semi-longhaired member of the Abyssinian breed family, combining a finely ticked coat, lithe muscular body, large ears and…
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Sphynx
The Sphynx—also called the Canadian Sphynx—is not truly hairless. Fine down may cover the skin, and sparse hair can occur on the…
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Thai Cat (Old-Style Siamese)
The Thai is the registry name widely used for the moderate, traditional pointed cat also called Wichienmaat or Old-Style Siamese. It shares…
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