The most aquatic of all cats - the Flat Headed Cat. Learn more about this rare and secretive wild cat.

One of the most aquatic of all cats, the Flat Headed Cat shares many
attributes with the fishing cat, and yet is one of the most unique of
all felids. A small wild cat, the Flat Headed Cat is nearly two feet in
length and weighs around six pounds. The distinguishing feature is the
flattened head owing to the unusual skull morphology in this member of
the cat family.

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Pixie-Bob is a breed of domestic felines. It is claimed by many to have a wild origin.

A recent breed of cats, Pixie-Bob is rumored to have a wild heritage
with breeders claiming that they originated from mating of Bobcats with
domestic felines. There is some controversy over this even as many
locals in certain parts of North America claim the phenomenon to be a
usual occurrence. Genetic testing has revealed no evidence of wild cat
roots in Pixie-Bob’s chromosomal make-up. It is therefore not certain
as to how exactly these cats came about. They were first reported in
mid nineteen eighties and are currently in the process of gaining
recognition from cat fancier registration bodies.

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American Wirehair is a domestic cat breed. Its unique attribute is its wiry fur.

American Wirehair is a domestic feline that was first seen in the
mid nineteen sixties in United States when two otherwise normal cats
produced kittens with curled ‘wiry’ hair. An interested breeder took to
their development and after some years of dedicated efforts, litters
with consistent physical and behavioral traits were born. Registration
came soon afterward and the cat was accepted for championship status by
the late seventies. Even as the cat has been exported to European
nations, its spontaneous mutation occurred only in the United States, a
fact that surprises some geneticists. Since American Wirehairs evolved
from a single ancestor, they are periodically outcrossed with American
Shorthairs to maintain diversity in their gene pool.

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Birman is a cat breed of Burman origin. It is a beautiful longhaired feline.

Birman is a longhaired cat breed of Burma. It was first brought to
France in 1920 where it was recognized and bred. In the years following
the second world war, the cat spread to other nations and was widely
bred for its adorable attributes. Birman is a somewhat large and well
built cat with healthy adult males weighing close to ten to twelve
pounds. Females are slightly smaller.

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Selkirk Rex is a domestic feline breed. It is quite different in its appearance from other Rex cats.

Selkirk Rex is a feline breed that is quite unique in its
appearance. It is not slight in its physique like other Rex cats nor is
its fur sparse and short. Instead Selkirk Rex is a well built animal
with a very soft and long fur. The coat rather resembles that of the
American Wirehair. The pretty Selkirk is a result of a genetic mutation
and was first seen in late nineteen eighties in United States. It was
born in a litter of otherwise normal domestic cats in Montana. The
unique looking female cat was recognized as having an individual
appearance and bred to a Persian male. Presence of kittens similar in
appearance to their mother in the litter confirmed the dominant nature
of the transformed gene. Thereafter these cats were developed with
intent and are now given the formal status of a distinguished breed in
a number of cat fancier bodies.

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