There have been various studies on the personalities of cats of a number of cat breeds. It’s an interesting topic. I’ve always thought that it is challenging to state that all members of a cat breed have a certain personality. You can’t say that because individual cats have their own personality which modifies any …
It might be useful to quickly go over the difference between ‘cat breeds’ and ‘cat species’. It’s quite as subtle difference but a very important one. In 1758 the modern idea of classifying all the world’s animals and plants began. Humans like to create some order in the world (I am afraid they’ve failed …
This list is meant to present the most beautiful domestic cats in the world based upon an ancient mathematical principle, the golden ratio (see below). Believe it if you want to. Personally, I don’t have much faith in it when applied to domestic cats. There are various reasons which I discuss below the ranking …
Nearly all domestic cats are not a breed of cat but a species of cat. The purebred cats, those cats which are selectively bred by cat breeders, are various breeds of cat of which there are about 104 maximum. Some of these breeds no longer exist or have failed to be successful. There are …
There is a major difference between ‘breed’ and ‘species’. The domestic cat is a species of cat and in the family of cats is called Felidae. There are about 36 species of cat, all of which are wild except for the domestic cat, which is a domesticated African-Asian wildcat. A cat breed is a …
This is the current ranking of the most popular cat breeds recognised by the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) which is probably the world’s leading cat association. It is certainly the largest. The list of most popular breeds is in the form of an infographic prepared by the CFA. Brief comment: For many years the …
THIS IS THE SECOND PAGE OF A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF CAT BREEDS. I COVER BREEDS J-P (JAPANESE BOBTAIL TO PIXIEBOB) ON THIS PAGE. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE TO SEE THEM AND TO CLICK ON THE LINKS FOR LOTS MORE INFORMATION. THE OTHER TWO PAGES ARE: A-H AND R-Y. Japanese Bobtail Place of Origin: …
Here are the answers to 6 major cat breed questions. Which cat breeds are the friendliest? Friendliness depends mainly upon socialisation which cuts across the breeds so it is an individual cat thing. However, if pressed I’d nominate the Maine Coon because according to Gloria Stephens, ‘..some develop such a strong attachment to their …
