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Your cat isn’t part ocelot despite the name, despite the thumbprint spots, despite looking like it wandered in from a nature documentary. The Ocicat is 100% domestic, built entirely from three ordinary house cat breeds. It just happens to look like it should be stalking something in tall grass. The name itself came from a…
Your cat isn’t just fluffy according to Norse mythology, the Norwegian Forest Cat pulled the chariot of Freya, the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and health. Two gigantic “Skogkatts” were said to draw her through the sky, and honestly, looking at a full-grown Wegie in winter coat, it’s not hard to picture. Whether you take…
Your cat isn’t actually made of fog though the Nebelung cat comes close to looking like it. The name comes straight from the German word “Nebel,” meaning mist, a nod to the shimmering, silver-tipped blue coat that seems to glow faintly whenever the light catches it. There’s a second layer to that name too. Nebelung…
Your cat isn’t stuck in kitten mode despite looking permanently small, a Munchkin cat grows to an entirely normal adult body size. Only the legs stay short, a genetic quirk that gives the breed its name, borrowed from L. Frank Baum’s diminutive Munchkin City residents in his 1939 Wizard of Oz novel. Those short legs…
Your cat isn’t missing anything a Manx cat without a tail is simply a Manx being a Manx. Curled up on the couch, this round, cobby breed gets jokingly described as a “bowling ball with fur.” Just remember: bowling balls don’t usually leap to the top of the refrigerator in a single bound. Legend claims…
Your cat isn’t part raccoon despite the name, despite the bushy ringed-looking tail, despite generations of people swearing otherwise. The Maine Coon is entirely, biologically a domestic cat. It just happens to be the largest one most people will ever meet. This is the breed that holds the world record for longest domestic cat ever…