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Coastal Kenya's distinctive, free-roaming, feral cats – known as khadzonzo or kadzonzo, and found from city streets to the Arabuko Sokoke national forest – were "discovered", in the Western cat fancy sense, by horse breeder and wildlife artist Jeni Slater in 1978 near Watamu coconut plantation, [3] though of course the cats were known for much longer by native people.
Owing to cross-breeding with free-ranging domestic cats during the war, the Norwegian Forest Cat became endangered and nearly extinct until the Norwegian Forest Cat Club helped the breed make a comeback by developing an official breeding program. [14] [15] In the 1950s, King Olav V declared them the official cat of Norway. [16]
There are many examples of nomenclatural overlap and differences of this sort. Furthermore, many geographical and cultural names for cat breeds are fanciful selections made by Western breeders to be exotic sounding and bear no relationship to the actual origin of the breeds; [6] the Balinese, Javanese, and Himalayan are all examples of this trend.
The name "American Shorthair" also reinforces the fact that the breed is a pedigreed breed distinct from the random-bred non-pedigreed domestic short-haired cats in North America, which may nevertheless resemble the ASH. Both the American Shorthair breed and the random-bred cats from which the breed is derived are sometimes called working cats ...
Birman. The Birman cat is a medium to large breed with a silky, semi-long coat, deep blue eyes, and a distinct color-point pattern. It lives for about 14 years.
Purebred Maine Coons only come in a long-haired variety, although you may find mixed breed Maines with shorter hair. They’re one of the largest cat breeds in the world, weighing up to 18 pounds ...
1. Singapura Breed Info: Notable Characteristics: Tiny size, large eyes, short coats Weight: 4-8 pounds Life Expectancy: 9-15 years. According to the Daily Paws, the Singapura cat is thought to be ...
This category is for natural breeds of domestic cat (i.e. those that began as landraces but which have been developed into formal breeds recognized by one or more major cat fancier and breeder organizations, such as TICA, CFA, GCCF or WCF.)