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The American Shorthair (ASH) is a breed of domestic cat believed to be descended from European cats brought to North America by early settlers to protect valuable cargo from mice and rats. [1] According to the Cat Fanciers' Association , it was the eighth most popular pedigreed cat in the world for 2020.
As they were originally bred to kill mice and rats, it makes sense that the American shorthair is an excellent hunter. 10. Bred from British shorthair cats. British shorthair cat sitting on the couch.
The Ocicat is an all-domestic breed of cat which resembles a wild cat but has no recent wild DNA in its gene pool.It is named for its resemblance to the ocelot.The breed was established from the Siamese and Abyssinian and later on American Shorthair would be added.
Shorthair may refer to: American Shorthair (ASH), a breed of cat believed to be descended from English domestic cats; Brazilian Shorthair, breed of cat; British Shorthair, domesticated cat whose features make it a popular breed in cat shows; Brown Shorthair Goat, from the Czech Republic, from crossing a native Czech breed with the German Brown Goat
Like the Persian the Exotic Shorthair is a brachycephalic breed, meaning that it has problems as a result of having the nose and eyes in close proximity to each other, giving the appearance of a pushed-in face. [5] Some conditions common in the Exotic Shorthair are listed below. 12-week-old white female Exotic Shorthair
The Persian cat is depicted in red, which indicates it falls genetically in the European cat population. The modern-day Persian cat breed is genetically closest related to the British Shorthair, Chartreux, and American Shorthair. [16] The Exotic Shorthair is a breed developed in the late 1950s by outcrossing Persian cats with American Shorthairs.
The Lykoi (commonly called wolf cat or werewolf cat) is a breed of cat derived from a natural mutation causing a form of hypotrichia (e.g. congenital alopecia) [1] found in domestic short-haired cats.
The Javanese, also known as the Colorpoint (or Colourpoint) Longhair in some registries (though that name has other meanings), is a variety of purebred domestic cat.. In the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), [2] [3] it is an offshoot of the Balinese breed, out-crossed to Siamese, Colorpoint Shorthair, and Balinese cats. [3]