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A longy white Manx female. Although tail suppression (or tail length variety) is not the sole characteristic feature of the breed, [5] the chief defining one of the Manx cat is its absence of a tail to having a tail of long length, or tail of any length between the two extremes. [23]
The Manx cat (/ ˈ m æ ŋ k s /, in earlier times often spelled Manks) is a breed of domestic cat (Felis catus) originating on the Isle of Man, with a mutation that shortens the tail. Many Manx have a small stub of a tail, but Manx cats are best known as being entirely tailless; this is the most distinguishing characteristic of the breed ...
The Mekong Bobtail—a colorpoint cat breed with a bobbed tail. More than one gene is responsible for tail suppression in cats; research is incomplete, but it is known that the Japanese Bobtail and related breeds have a different mutation from that found in the Manx and its derivatives. American Bobtail
In 1958 some tail-less birds, supposedly of Iranian origin, were crossed with other breeds to produce an approximation of the British type, and the name "Manx Rumpy" applied to them, [6] perhaps by analogy with the tail-less Manx cat. [5]: 130 The Livestock Conservancy recommends that they be called "Persian Rumpless". [6]
Cats with the homozygous genotype (MM) die before birth, and stillborn kittens show gross abnormalities of the central nervous system. [3] Cats with the heterozygous genotype (Mm) show severely shortened tail length, ranging from taillessness to a partial, stumpy tail. [3] Some Manx cats die before 12 months old and exhibit skeletal and organ ...
Manx Radio, the national radio station of the Isle of Man; Manx Spirit, a clear whisky from the Isle of Man; Meyers Manx, a dune buggy; Varius Manx, a Polish pop group; Handley Page Manx, an experimental British aircraft from World War II; Harry Manx, Manx-born Canadian musician; Manx Software (named after the cat), developers of the Aztec C ...
First edition (publ. Coward-McCann) Manxmouse: The Mouse Who Knew No Fear is a 1968 children's novel by Paul Gallico.The plot is an epic narrative of the adventures of a creature called a Manx Mouse as he meets and interacts with other people, climaxing in a meeting with a Manx cat who characters say is destined to eat him.
3 "Stubbin" and Manx language. 3 comments. 4 Appeal for a good rumpy picture. 3 comments. 5 Source on "Manx syndrome" 1 comment. 6 Source to use for more sources. 1 ...