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Scottish Fold kittens that do not develop folded ears are known as Scottish Straights. [6] The breed's distinctive folded ears are produced by an incomplete dominant gene that affects the cartilage of the ears, causing the ears to fold forward and downward, giving a cap-like appearance to the head. Smaller, tightly folded ears set in a cap-like ...
The Foldex is known for its signature small, folded ears with round tips. However, only half of all Foldex inherit the folded ears gene, known as Folded. Those with non-folded ears are referred to as Straights, [14] whose ears grow straight in their adult stage like other cat breeds. Folded kittens' ears begin to show a visible fold between 21 ...
Scottish Fold cat with folded ears and a white bib sat on a bed Unique for the folded ears from which they get their name, the Scottish Fold is the product of mutation first noted in 1960s Scotland.
From hairless cats with batlike ears and grumpy faces (but not demeanors) to curly-haired and folded-ear varieties to those that look like they could exist in the wild, we've rounded up 25 feline ...
American curl cat with curled ears. Scottish Fold cat with folded ears. Cu American Curl gene (dominant). Cats with this gene have ears that start out normal, but gradually curl backwards. So far, no major harmful defects have been associated with this gene, however, due to the more exposed inner ear regular cleaning is required to prevent ...
Scottish Fold cats are a relatively recent breed, having been established only in the 1960s, after cat breeders fell hard for a barn cat whose ears (and other cartilage) featured a mutation that ...
Highland cat may refer to: . Highland Fold, a.k.a. Scottish Fold Longhair, a semi-long-haired variant of the medium-sized Scottish Fold breed of domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus); sometimes referred to simply as the Highland; has ears folded downward
Not all Scottish Folds have the same degree of ear folding; some may have a single fold, while others have a double or triple fold, creating a tightly folded appearance. Whatever, it all looks ...