Curly Cat appeared periodically in different countries, but not all cat breeders could give curly cats attention.

 

For example, in Romania believed that the curly-haired cat sick and destroyed them. But at the end of the last century, the birth rate of curly cats has increased significantly and today there are many breeds have curly Rex.

 

All cats are three types of hair - this is an undercoat, guard hairs and outer coat. Many cat breeds have reksovoy all three types of hair, but, for example, Cornish Rex and German-based mutation-Rex has only one type of hair - undercoat.

Just mutation affects the hair follicles, causing them to grow a wave or curl. Since in the Cornish Rex coat colors are permitted all, we can safely say that the genes of wool or does not relate to the color of the hair.

 

The very first cat curled, accurate to say the cat was found in the province of Cornwall, at Bodmin. In the litter the cat had four kittens and one normal, curly, and got the nickname Kalibunker. His birth date is the date of birth of all Cornish Rex - 21.06.1950 year.

 

Ennismor Nina, the owner of an unusual cat, together with Stirling Brayanom Webb decided to implement a program to breed a rare breed, and its study. Subsequently Kalibunker was tied, and the cat brought in a litter of three kittens, two of which were too curly.

 

, but only after 17 years in the breed was approved by the GCCF, which was the basis for Cornish mutation. To form a flexible and elegant cat, with large almond-shaped eyes, muscular body, large ears, long legs and a thin movable tail. Wool Cornish Rex looking silky wave, pressed tightly to the body.

 

To date, there are two types of Cornish Rex - a European and American type. European and American types vary so much among themselves that has long been the question arises about the division of the breed.

 

Initially, American Cornish had a median view among Cornish Rex and German, but later they added the blood of Oriental and American Rex today have a longer body and limbs.

 

In America, there is another group of cats, which took its origin from the Cornish Rex - Rex is Cu. At its core is a C Rex Cornish Rex, only with color, like a Siamese. In England this type is called a color poytonovym reksovskih rocks, although in America, some associations have recognized the C Rex cats as a distinct breed.

 

In the world most famous yet remain Cornish Rex (which is designated as a gene reksovosti «rr») and Devonshire Rex (with the gene code «re re»). But it is worth noting that if the Cornish Rex Devon Rex breed, the offspring turn out, which will grow straight hair.

 

The three main types of rocks are the original reksovoy Cornish, Devon and Herman, who served as the basis for creating several new breeds - Longhaired Devon and Cornish (which are not yet registered as a breed), Pudilket, more like a poodle than a normal cat , Bohemian Rex, La Perm in Dallas. And, of course, our Ural Rex.

 

And in the eighties of last century there was a completely new and wonderful breed that looks like no one representative, Rex - a thick, plush and teddy bear as a Selkirk Rex.

 

Other breeds of cats with pictures.

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