This sturdy, strong-limbed cat with a quirky tail is clever and sociable. Native to the Kuril Islands, which form a chain between the North Pacific and the Sea of Okhotsk, off Siberia, the Kurilian Bobtail first became popular as a domestic cat in mainland Russia …
This elegant, graceful breed has a variety of coat types, is vocal and friendly, and loves to be the center of attention. Originating in Russia, the Peterbald is a fairly new breed created by crossing the Oriental Shorthair with the Donskoy. This cat is highly …
This breed’s hidden silver undercoat creates a distinctive effect, making it a popular showcat. A Smoke cat can look as though it is just one color, until it moves or its fur is parted to reveal a narrow silver band at the base of the …
One of the largest breeds of cat, this British favorite has been developed in a variety of attractive colors. Although the British Shorthair is the most even tempered of cats, this variation is a reminder of its wild tabby-patterned ancestors. Brown tabbies were among the …
This lithe and slender cat with an often dramatic coloring has a strong personality, and it can be quite talkative. Breeders in the US initially developed this exciting addition to the Oriental Shorthair group through crosses that included a Siamese and a bicolor American Shorthair. …
This bright and inquisitive cat enjoys human contact and has a kittenish energy that it retains into adulthood. This rex-coated breed originated on a farm in Oregon and was later developed into both shorthaired and longhaired versions. The LaPerm has a highly strokable coat that …
Confident and inquisitive, this cat thrives on companionship and will be happy to participate in everything you do. This breed was first developed in the US in the 1930s, using a foundation cat introduced from Southeast Asia. In the late 1940s, several Burmese cats were …
This “talkative” and inquisitive breed is always on the go and loves to explore, but loyally returns to its family. Both longhaired and shorthaired Japanese Bobtails appear to have been favored pets in Japan for several hundred years. In the 1960s, the first of these …
Despite its very short legs, this active little cat has a full zest for living, and it enjoys a good game with the family. The extraordinarily short legs of the Munchkin are the result of a chance mutation. This breed appears to have escaped the …
This graceful, friendly but self-sufficient cat does not demand too much attention and can be shy around strangers. The most widely accepted version of this breed’s ancestry suggests that it originated around the Russian port of Archangel, just below the Arctic Circle. Supposedly brought to …