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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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