Introduction from Michael I love to see domestic cats from places other than in the West. It broadens the website and our knowledge. We need to read more about domestic cats in countries in Africa, Asia and South and Central America. Joyce emailed me with pictures and text of two cats she adopted which …
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The rare purebred cat, the Sokoke, is named after the forest whence it came: Arabuko Sokoke forest. It is in Kenya. It is 420 square kilometers in size and the largest coastal forest in east Africa. The original Sokoke is a semi-feral cat living in and around settlements. It looks rather like a wild …
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In answering the question, “Why are tabby cats called tabby cats?” we have to recognise the fact that we are writing about an English word. Tabby cat are just about everywhere on the planet. Where there are cats, there are tabby cats. How do other languages describe the tabby cat? As the first ever …
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The Sokoke is a very rare breed of cat. The cat comes from an area that includes the Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kenya, Africa where it is a feral cat and perhaps sometimes a domestic cat. However, domestic cats in Africa are, in general, not quite so domesticated as they are in America and …
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Photo: copyright Helmi Flick. Return to Sokoke cat
Sokoke cat – photo copyright © Helmi Flick | Return to Sokoke cat
Introduction Is the Sokoke the rarest of all domestic cat breeds? Is this breed the missing link in the evolution of the classic tabby pattern in cats? No, I am speculating wildly it seems. Is the breed, in fact, a domestic cat or a tame wild cat? And how do you tell the difference …
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