A large, long-bodied, cat resembling its wild ancestor, the Jungle cat of Thailand
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Chantilly/Tfiffany
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A longhaired cat that comes in chocolate brown and several other colors
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Colorpoint Shorthair
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Like the Siamese in most aspects, a cat that comes in more colors
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Cornish Rex
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A breed that has short, soft, wavy hair as its distinguishing feature
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Cymric
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The longhaired version of the Manx cat
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Devon Rex
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Discovered in Devon, England, a cat that has a thin, wavy coat and curly whiskers
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Donskoy
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A Russian hairless breed that is often born coated but generally loses its hair within the first year
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Egyptian Mau
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A spotted tabby (the word mau means “cat” in ancient Egyptian)
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European Burmes
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Similar to the American Burmese, but available in more colors
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Exotic Shorthair
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A shorthaired version of the Persian cat, recognized as a separate breed
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Havana Brown
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Shorthaired cats from Siam with rich, burnished brown coats and green eyes
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Himalayan
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A Persian cat with Siamese-type colorpoint markings
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Japanese Bobtail
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Short- and longhaired varieties noted for their bunnylike bobbed tails
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Javanese
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Another Siamese-type cat that is the longhaired version of the Colorpoint Shorthair
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Kurilian Bobtail
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A natural short-tailed breed, occurring in short- and longhaired varieties, that Is native to the Sakhalin and Kuril Islands of Russia
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Korat
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A silvery-blue short-coated cat originating in Thailand
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La Perm
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A curly-coated American breed with short or long hair that falls in loose ringlets
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Maine Coon
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An American breed prized for its heavy, shaggy coat and large size
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Manxa
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A shorthaired, tailless cat that originated on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea
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Minskin
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A short-legged, sparsely haired breed with fur “points” on the face, ears, nose, legs, and tail
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Munchkin
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A short-legged cat whose long body and low-slung posture resembles that of a ferret
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Nebelung
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A blue cat with a silky, medium-long coat and silvertipped guard hairs
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Norwegian Forest Cat
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A longhaired cat from Norway that is among the largest of domestic breeds
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Ocicat
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An American breed of shorthaired cat with leopardlike spots and an agouti coat
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Ojos Azules
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“Blue eyes” in Spanish, this cat’s most notable physical feature
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Oriental
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Built like the Siamese, a breed that comes in more colors and in both coat lengths
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Persian
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A longhaired cat with rounded head and eyes and fiat face and nose
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Pixie-Bob
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A new domestic short-tailed cat that is visually similar to the bobcat
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Ragdoll
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A longhaired cat typically marked with dark points and white mittens and blaze
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RagaMuffin
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A cat that shares the Ragdoll's background but is recognized and shown in many more colors
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Russian Blue
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A blue cat with green eyes and plush, double-coated short fur
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Savannah
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A spotted cat that resulted from a cross between the wild African Serval and a domestic shorthair
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Scottish Fold
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A breed with shorthaired and longhaired varieties that sport forward-folded ears
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Selkirk Rex
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A curly-coated cat that comes in both long- and short-haired varieties
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Serengeti
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A wild-looking, usually spotted cat developed by crossing the Bengal with Oriental shorthairs
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Siamese
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A colorpoint shorthaired breed from Siam (Thailand), with a long, slender body
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Siberian
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A large, longhaired cat from northern Russia similar to the Norwegian Forest Cat
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Singapura
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The smallest of domestic breeds, an agouti-patterned cat from Singapore
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Snowshoe
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An American shorthaired breed with colorpoint markings and white feet
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Sokoke
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A shorthaired cat sporting a distinctive, ticked tabby coat, native to Kenya, Africa
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Somali
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The longhaired version of the ticked-coated or agouti-patterned Abyssinian cat
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Sphynx
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A slender, big-eared, hairless breed produced by a spontaneous genetic mutation
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Thai
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Also referred to as the “old-style Siamese,” this breed is dedicated to preserving the natural pointed cat that Is native to Thailand today.
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Tonkinese
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Once called the Golden Siamese, a shorthaired cat that Is a Siamese/Burmese cross
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Toyger
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The result of a Bengal and domestic shorthair cross, this cat with bold, randomly placed vertical stripes truly resembles a miniature or “toy” tiger.
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Turkish Angora
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Although most commonly white, longhaired cats that come in many other colors
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Turkish Van
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Longhaired white cats with color occurring in the Van pattern on the head and tail
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York Chocolate
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A chocolate-colored cat with a medium-long coat
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