Rare breeds of cats

Cat lovers will be interested to know how many breeds of meowing representatives of the cat family exist. It is known that there are more than 250 of them and all types are different among themselves according to external signs and character. One thing unites them - they are all amazingly graceful and beautiful.

Those who want to have a rare breed kitten are turned into elite nurseries. Exotic cats are considered an expensive acquisition. Documents are attached to them, and special care is expected for them, according to the characteristics of a particular breed.

Rare breeds of cats are considered not only those that were bred recently by breeders, but also ancient pedigreed cats that appeared naturally. They have outstanding external data and unique character. But, above all, they are different in color and quality of wool.

Also known as Burmese Silver. Burmilla was first bred in the 80s. the last century in Britain, crossing the Burmese cat and the Persian chinchilla. Officially, the breed was recognized after 13 years.

Distinctive external characteristics of Burmilla: short muzzle, expressive greenish or yellowish oval-shaped eyes, short cream-colored fur with a silvery sheen and dense snow-white undercoat. Friendly and balanced, sociable and loyal cats. It is easy to experience loneliness, without requiring increased attention to yourself.

Breed with an unusual name, meaning in translation "child of fog". It is believed that the Nibelungs are descended from cats of the Russian Blue breed. For the first time about the Nibelungs became known at the beginning of the last century, and officially the breed received recognition in 1987.

The Nibelung has a luxurious long thin wool of a bluish tint, cast in silver. A small muzzle and large expressive eyes of emerald hue. These are sociable and playful animals, distinguished by a special affection for their owners and difficultly experiencing separation from them.

Breeders bred this breed as a result of numerous attempts to cross representatives of various pedigree cats. For 10 years, experts tried to get an animal that has a visual resemblance to the royal cheetah, only without admixture of wild blood.

Only domestic cats were used for crossing: Angora, American Shorthair, Siamese, British and Abyssinian breeds. The desired result was achieved by breeders in the 80s. last century. The resulting individual has large, slightly slanting eyes, there are roundings at the tips of small ears, and the elongated tail closer to the end has a darker shade.

The coat has a leopard (jaguar) color standard for the breed. Representatives of this breed differ sociable and good-natured disposition. Active pets need regular walks in the fresh air.

The ancestors of this rare breed are purebred cats brought to America from Singapore. Breeders are interested in an interesting color and miniature size of Singaporean cats. They began to try to cross with Burmese cats.

Officially, the new breed was recognized in 1984. In their homeland, Singapore is considered a national symbol. Its export outside of Singapore is under strict control.

Miniature cats are distinguished by low weight (up to 3 kg). They have a short, tight coat and an elongated tail. Slightly slanting and rather large eyes, slightly turned out large ears.A distinctive feature of Singapore - the ability to stand for long periods on its hind legs.

A mini version of a domesticated tiger. Breed brought at the dawn of the 1990s. breeder Judy Sugden by crossing the Bengal home shorthair cat with a street cat with an unusual color of the head in the form of stripes. The cat was brought from Indian Kashmir and became involved in the emergence of descendants with a long body and wool, decorated with circular sharp vertical stripes.

The upper part of the muscular body of the toyger is orange, like that of a tiger, and the inner part is white. Each individual stripes form a unique pattern. Animal weight - 3-7 kg. Toygers are easy to learn and very smart. This companionable pets with a balanced character.

A very rare species of cats, whose ancestors were individuals from the Kenyan Reserve. Sokok is distinguished by a tiger look. This is a wild-looking pet with a calm and friendly character.

Sokok has exquisite golden wool with complex patterns. Aborigines compare this color with the pattern of tree bark.

Breed obtained as a result of crossing a domestic cat with an Asian leopard. The peculiarity of the Bengal is that they are not just not afraid of water, but even love to swim. In addition, despite their impressive size (up to 8 kg), they prefer to sit on the shoulder of the owner.

The most expensive among cats in the world is a young and rather rare breed - Ashera. For the first time, exotic cats were introduced in 2015. They named the breed by the name of the goddess Ashera, but have not officially recognized it yet.

Ashera was obtained in the process of crossing a wild Asian leopard cat and a domestic cat with an African serval. Exotic cats reach a mass of up to 14 kg and grow in length up to 1 meter.

Breed is endangered. Just a few years ago, caracal turned from a wild predator into an exclusive and prestigious pet.

The breed appeared by crossing an African Serval with an ordinary domestic cat. It turned out impressively large cats, reaching an adult weight of 15 kg. The height of such an individual is about 60 cm.

Have savannah celebrated high intellectual level, calm and inquisitive nature. Wherein cats are active, approve of water procedures, walks and fun in the fresh air.

A rare breed that appeared by crossing a domestic cat with a marsh trot. The result of selection is a very sociable animal, which is difficult to tolerate loneliness.

The mention of kao-mani dates from the period from 1350 to 1767. In ancient Siam, only representatives of royal families could afford to keep such a cat. In the East, kao-mani was considered a good luck talisman, promising owners for many years of comfortable life.

A rare breed appeared from the crossing of a domestic cat and Geoffroy, a South American wild cat. For the first time these animals appeared in the States in the 1970s. They were taken to study leukemia. Safaris are large pets, the average adult weight is 11 kg.

The unique breed existing since 1980. Curled laperm originally from the United States. The second name of the breed is American Rex. It differs from other cats not only by curly hair, but also by an unusually melodic timbre of voice.

Laper kittens are born bald or with straight hair, and it becomes curly and soft in the process of growing a kitten. Breed is considered hypoallergenic. Most often, laperm is attached to someone alone in the family.

The progenitor of the breed is an extraordinary curly kitten from one of the American farms. Breeders managed to cross it with a short-haired American cat. To date, this breed of cats recognized only in their homeland and in Canada.

Appeared in the US as the descendants of a purebred cat and an American Ragdoll. Originally called "Cherubs". Officially, these charming cats were recognized as a separate breed relatively recently - at the dawn of the XXI century.

These are large cats, reaching up to 10 kg of weight. They are distinguished from ragdolls by a variety of coat colors. Character pets have a playful and kind.

A rare and rather ancient breed of cats, named in honor of Lake Van, where it was first discovered. Breeders started breeding these cats in the last century, but they existed much earlier in Europe. For a long time, the breed was not officially recognized. In Europe, representatives of the Turkish Van were registered only in the 70s of the XX century.

Some individuals of this breed are distinguished by their peculiarity - one eye is colored blue in them, and the other has a yellowish tint. According to the standard allowed as a multi-colored, and the same color of the eyes. The Turkish van differs from other pedigreed cats in large membranes between the fingers on the forelegs.

Short-footed species of the cat family. Munchkin's ancestors are homeless cats found in America. The shortened limbs are the result of a genetic mutation, and the appearance of these unusual kittens in the litter is obtained under the influence of the achondroplasia gene in the feline genotype. Munchkin officially allocated to a separate breed in the 80s of XX century.

Despite the unusual short paws, cats of this breed can easily climb on objects located on the dais. Character have a friendly. Lovely kittens come to the delight of communicating with children and pets.

Rare and one of the youngest pedigree cats. Charming pussy are a cross between a Persian cat and a munchkin. The world owes their appearance to a dog breeder from the USA. The long period of these exotic cats did not want to recognize officially, only 10 years after its appearance, they were registered in the States.

Napoleon - Persian dwarf cat with non-standard shortened limbs. In weight reaches 2 kg. Napoleon cats are divided into two types: with short and long legs (extreme and classic).

Animals also differ in length of wool. Something like a breed of Persian cats, but the muzzle is more flat. Napoleons are endowed with affectionate and patient character. Miniature relatives of the Persians easily adapt to any conditions.

Charming graceful and large pets, also referred to as Silver Lakes, were obtained as a result of crossing two breeds: Siamese and American Shorthair. The selection of these muscular cats representatives led to the 60s of the XX century, but in the United States recognized only two decades. In Europe, the breed was registered 30 years after breeding. The peculiarity of the breed is the absence of undercoat.

Unusual rare tailless cats have been around for more than 200 years. The breed occurred as a result of a genetic mutation, and after that it was improved by breeders. A distinctive feature of the manx (apart from the absence of the tail) is the elongated hind legs. Such a structure makes pets look like rabbits.

Manks have thick, dense and short hair, a round muzzle and large eyes.They are distinguished from other pedigree cats by a rather weak vestibular apparatus. Therefore, they almost never climb hills. At the same time, the breed is distinguished by a developed hunting instinct, playfulness and loyalty.

Outwardly, this breed has a clear similarity with the Burmese. Bombay has a strong build and a wild look. The hair of the representatives of this breed is coal-black, and the eyes are bright yellow. The breed owes its appearance to a breeder from the USA.

The ancestors of this cat were bred even Vikings 2,000 years ago. It looks cute and fluffy cat is able to withstand very cold weather conditions and is famous for its excellent temper.

This cat breed is very similar to the Persian, but differs in the color of blue eyes and coat color-point. The breed was bred in the States in 1950. Himalayan cats are generous to affection, obedient and kind.

The name card of the breed are cute hanging ears - the consequences of a gene mutation. These intelligent animals are able to get along with every member of the family. Another difference between the breed and the rest is the ability to stand on its hind legs to see something interesting.

One of the world's largest feline breeds (5-15 kg, 1.23 cm). But behind a formidable view lurking affectionate and playful character.

A large breed was bred in California in the late 90s. Adults weighing about 12 kg are firmly folded, have large ears, are spotted in color and have very long limbs.

The breed was bred in California in 1981. Newborn individuals differ little from ordinary cats in the first ten days of life. Then their ears take on an unusual back-rolled shape, resembling small horns.

The first mention of cats without a coat is found in the history of ancient Egypt, where these animals were preferred to wind up in palaces. After that, for many centuries no information was received about them. Only in 1903, from the book of Francis Simpson, did readers learn about bald cats that he inherited in Mexico from the leader of one tribe. The author was delighted with their intelligence, the ability to understand the master's speech and the desire to swim.

Since then, information about the "naked" cats periodically appeared on different continents. Unusual breed demonstrated at exhibitions.

The breed is considered young because it was bred by American breeders in 2006 by crossing a curl with a sphinx. The breed was officially registered in 2007.

Outwardly, a rare breed went to sphinxes, and unusual turned-out ears were inherited from Curls. Elves have thick skin and expressive eyes of dark yellow color of large size. These are pets with an incredibly good temper. They are affectionate with small children, affectionate and can not stand loneliness.

Popular shorthair cat breed. Outside Russia, known since 1893. It is considered a talisman, bringing luck to the owners.

The external signs of these cats have remained unchanged for 3000 years, since they appeared in ancient Egypt. The peculiarity of the breed is the spotted color, which is manifested on the fur and skin of pets.

Petersburg Sphynx - breed, bred in 1994 in Russia. Elegant cats look graceful even being kittens. They have a long body and big ears. The body is sometimes not completely bald, but covered with a light down. The nature of such pets show kind and sociable. Easily amenable to training.

Shorthair breed is considered hypoallergenic. Its name comes from the English town of Devon, which was first bred Rex. Their appearance is very unusual, but is very popular. At the same time cats are intelligent and adapt well to society.

Devon Rex's short muscular torso is combined with high paws and a long neck. The pets have a long tail and wavy hair. Owners of the Rex argue that kittens are capable of changing facial expressions: from the incredibly offended to the pointedly romantic expression of the face.

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