The answer to the question in the title is found in genetics, cat anatomy, kitten development and physics. When kittens are born they are not fully developed. Some development takes place after birth. One aspect of development that takes place after birth is eye color. The adult eye color, the final color, is coded …
A page about the Bombay cat written in a style that I hope is suitable for children and people who like to read plain English. Visitors are free to use the text on this page. The pictures are protected and can’t be used. The Bombay cat is a miniature black panther for the home …
The idea for this post comes from a visitor’s comment. The lady wanted to adapt a Maine Coon and she asked if they were lap cats. I said, “not really”. But as usual it does depend on the individual cat. That is common sense because all the cats of one breed can’t have the …
When people talk and write about a “tabby cat” they are talking and writing about a cat with a certain type of coat. The tabby cat is not a cat breed. You will see purebred, pedigree tabby cats and moggie tabby cats. Moggies are random bred cats. You will also see tabby stray, feral …
This is a difficult cat breed to write about for children because it is a rather strange cat. I don’t think it should be a cat breed at all. Visitors can use this text if they’d like to. “Ojoa Azules” is Spanish for blue eyes. Ojos Azules are non-white cats with blue eyes. Why …
The Oriental Shorthair is a well known and popular cat breed. People believe that it is one of the smartest breeds. It is a slender cat and one of several cat breeds that are linked to the Modern Siamese cat, by which I mean the slender Siamese rather than the more traditional Siamese. Other …
This is a page on the RagaMuffin cat written for children and people who like to read plain English. The RagaMuffin is quite a rare breed of cat. You normally write the name with a capital “M” in the middle. This cat was created because of an argument between cat breeders about 25 years …
The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of cat with a very long history that probably goes back over 1,000 years. The Japanese people prefer this cat to have a coat that is made up of two or three colors. The three colored Japanese Bobtail is a calico cat with orange, black and lots of …
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