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California Spangled Cat
The California Spangled Cat is a rare historical experimental breed developed in the United States to resemble a small spotted wild cat while remaining…
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Rare, Experimental and Historical Cats
Transparent profiles for uncommon, developing, dormant and historically reported populations.
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Chantilly / Tiffany
The Chantilly/Tiffany was a North American semi-longhaired breed known for a silky coat, plumed tail, gold eyes and an especially celebrated chocolate color. It…
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Cheetoh
The Cheetoh is an experimental domestic-cat breed developed primarily from Bengal and Ocicat lines to combine a large athletic body with conspicuous spots or…
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Dragon Li
The Dragon Li, also known as Li Hua or Chinese Li Hua in some records, is a rare Chinese breed developed from a naturally…
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Javanese
Javanese is a historically important but registry-dependent name for elegant semi-longhaired cats closely related to the Balinese, Siamese, Colorpoint Shorthair and Oriental families. In…
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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 foundation female,…
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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 cats with…
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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 more ordinary…
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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, broad muzzle…
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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 coat. It…
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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 legs, a…
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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 glossy modified…
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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 nose, ears,…
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Turkish Vankedisi
Turkish Vankedisi is the name used by GCCF for the completely white counterpart within its Turkish Van breeding framework. It shares the substantial muscular…
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Ukrainian Levkoy
The Ukrainian Levkoy is an experimental breed developed in Ukraine by combining Donskoy-derived hairlessness with folded-ear ancestry related to the Scottish Fold. It typically…
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Ussuri
Ussuri is a name applied to a rare patterned domestic-cat population reported from the Russian Far East. Descriptions usually show a strong, medium athletic…
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York Chocolate
The York Chocolate was developed from chocolate and lilac longhaired farm cats in New York State beginning in the 1980s. Historical standards describe a…
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