American Curl:
American Curled Ear CatThe American Curl cat is a new breed of cats, which saw and developed in California for the first time in 1981, is not a "made" breed but the product of a baby's program that uses cats with a genetic mutation that is given in a natural way. The first time was viewed this one in a domestic cat, a street black cat of long hair called Sulamita, with the ears curled backward of a very peculiar way. On she was having mated by the couple that adopted her; the half of the kitties went out with the curled ears. So a new breed had born. Curiously, among these first kitties they were of tops of color and curled ears.As Sulamita, the founder of the dynasty was a cat of long hair and the gene of long air is reincident, all the first American Curl was of long hair. Soon was developed a version of short hair, but the mated were giving like proved kitties of long hair due to the secret gene of the long hair. In the procedure of exhibition of the USA, the cats of long hair and those of short hair have an identical standard, except for the hair. The characteristic ears of the American curl are the showiest feature. They turn backward in the shape of half moon due to a genetic change of the cartilage of the ear. The gene that imposes this characteristic is a domineering incomplete gene, which means that a carrying cat of a gene of straight ears and other one of curved ears will have the curved ears.The ears are big, wide for the basis, and should have an arch of curvature of 90 degrees as a minimum, with a hard cartilage that comes from the base of the ear up to a third of his height, as minimum. The breeders define the curve radius as the straight, first, second or third curve radius. The American Curl Cat of exhibition is, almost without exception, which have the maximum curve of the third degree. In general, the aspect of the American Curl is a cat of medium size with a body "foreign way " and a head in the shape of modified prism. The knob is rounded, without I fail, The eyes have form of nut with the edge of the top oval eyelid and of the low, rounded. They are big, transparent and brilliant and can be of any color, except in the cats with tops, which all of them have the blue eyes. In the cats of short hair, the hair is short and soft, with an minimal interior cap that sticks to the body. The tail is broad for the base and is diminishing, being the same length that the body. These cats are both vigilant an curious, calm and accommodating. They are affectionate with their owners and accept soon the situations and the new persons. They are not demanding and sticky in general, but they enjoy the games and it is possible to teach them to do simple returns. Due to their origin of domestic cats, they like the familiar life and to live in the interior. It is probable to find him normally in the bed (and even in the bath). If you let him out side, he is self-sufficient and enjoy to hunting small preys. |
