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 …
The Sphynx is known as a hairless breed of cat. However, it is not really hairless. It is covered in a very short, soft and fine fur called “down”. Some people call this a “peach-fuzz” because it is like the velvety skin of the peach. Other people call this cat a “hot water bottle …
The Andean mountain cat is a small species of wild cat about the same size as a domestic cat. It looks like a domestic cat and almost behaves like one. The word “species” means a certain type or sort of wild cat that is different to the others. As the name suggests, it lives …
All the white tigers in all the zoos have the same great, great, great grandfather. His name is Mohan. As a young white tiger cub, Mohan was caught in Madhya Pradesh, India in 1951 by a king whose name was Shri Martand Singh of Rewa. The place where he was found is now a special …
This is another page in the cat facts for kids series. The British Shorthair is a popular breed of cat. Today (2012), for a British Shorthair cat to be a cat breed his parents and grandparents and so on have to be British Shorthairs as well. Also all the names of the cats in …
Some people say that the cat’s purr is still a mystery. They are not sure why a cat purrs. I am sure you have heard your cat purr. It probably happened when you were stroking your cat or a friend’s cat. It may have happened when you were close to a cat that you …
