Cat Breeds
Research-backed profiles of every cat breed we cover. Sourced from TICA, CFA, and GCCF.
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Manx Breed Profile
A sturdy, dog-like, genuinely affectionate cat from the Isle of Man — and a breed whose defining taillessness comes from a gene…
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Singapura Breed Profile
The smallest cat breed and one of the most relentlessly involved — a tiny, muscular, ticked-coat cat that wants to be on…
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Egyptian Mau Breed Profile
The only naturally spotted domestic cat breed and the fastest — athletic, intensely loyal to its own people and genuinely shy with…
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American Curl Breed Profile
A friendly, adaptable, perpetually kittenish cat whose backward-curling ears come from a mutation that — unusually among distinctive cat traits — carries…
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Selkirk Rex Breed Profile
The calmest of the curly-coated breeds by a wide margin — a patient, cuddly, heavy-boned cat that inherited its temperament from Persians…
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Savannah Breed Profile
A tall, striking, genuinely dog-like hybrid that is superb for the right committed owner and a serious mistake for everyone else. Which…
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Turkish Angora Breed Profile
An elegant, athletic, take-charge cat that stays playful for life and genuinely runs the household — with a silky single coat that…
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Tonkinese Breed Profile
The middle path between Siamese and Burmese — social, playful and affectionate without the Siamese volume or the Burmese neediness taken to…
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Oriental Shorthair Breed Profile
A Siamese in every way except color — brilliant, athletic, relentlessly involved and extremely loud. Superb for someone who wants a cat…
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Cornish Rex Breed Profile
A slender, acrobatic, permanently kittenish cat with a tight wavy coat made only of undercoat — warm, funny and constantly involved. Needs…