The Siberian is a natural breed from Russia's cold forests and is considered a national treasure there.
The Siamese is an ancient breed from Thailand, once called Siam, and appears in the historic Tamra Maew…
The Selkirk Rex began in 1987 in Sheridan, Wyoming, with a curly coated kitten born at a pet…
The Scottish Fold began with Susie, a white barn cat found in Scotland in 1961 whose ears folded…
The Russian Blue is thought to have come from the port of Arkhangelsk in northern Russia, and it…
The Ragdoll was developed in Riverside, California, in the 1960s by breeder Ann Baker. It has a colorpoint…
The RagaMuffin was developed in the United States in the 1990s from Ragdoll lines. It comes in nearly…
The Persian is one of the oldest and most popular cat breeds, associated with ancient Persia, now Iran.…
The Oriental Shorthair is a close relative of the Siamese, bred in solid colors and patterns instead of…
The Ocicat was created by accident in 1964 when Michigan breeder Virginia Daly crossed an Abyssinian and a…
The Norwegian Forest Cat, known in Norway as the skogkatt, developed naturally in Scandinavia's cold forests. King Olav…
The Manx comes from the Isle of Man between England and Ireland. A natural gene gives many Manx…
The Maine Coon is one of the largest domestic cat breeds and is the official state cat of…
The Lykoi, sometimes called the werewolf cat, comes from a natural mutation that causes patchy hair. Breeders in…
The LaPerm began in 1982 on a farm in The Dalles, Oregon, when a barn cat gave birth…
The Korat is an ancient breed from Thailand, also described in the historic Tamra Maew manuscripts. Its silver…
The Khao Manee is an ancient breed from Thailand whose name means white gem. It is described in…
The Japanese Bobtail has lived in Japan for centuries. Its short, fluffy tail looks like a pom pom,…
The Havana Brown was developed in England in the 1950s from Siamese and solid black cats. It is…
The Exotic Shorthair was developed in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s by crossing Persians with…
The European Burmese shares its roots with the American Burmese but was developed separately in Britain and Europe,…
The Egyptian Mau is one of the few naturally spotted domestic breeds. Russian princess Nathalie Troubetzkoy brought the…
The Devon Rex began in Devonshire, England, in 1960 with a curly coated kitten named Kirlee. Its curls…
The Cornish Rex began in Cornwall, England, in 1950 with a curly coated kitten named Kallibunker.