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Norwegian Forest Cat

Cats! Creatures of mystery intimately intertwined with humans since the Stone Age, inspiring respect and fascination!

The beginnings of domestic cat breeds, the first “modern” felines, appeared somewhere around 7000 to 5000 B.C. in northern Africa. This was when a few small, tabby-striped wild felines arrived in human settlements. Thus began the process of domestic cat breeds, spurring some of the most intriguing types of cats seen today.

Our list of cat types covers a wide array of breeds from common pet cats to the exotic cat. Each cat guide offers cat information on background and development, the breeds individual cat behaviors, and cat care. Pictures of cats are provided with each cat guide to help in choosing a pet or aid in cat breed identification.

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Exotic Cats - Beautiful wild cats! Cat guides for exotic cats include keeping them as pets, history, descriptions, and cat care, with pictures of exotc cats.
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Hybrid Cat Breeds - Intriguing and unique! Hybrids are developed from crossing two different breeds or species of cat. List of the types of hybrids, cat guides for each hybrid with descriptions, pet cat informtion, care, and pictures of cats.
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Mutation Cat Breeds - Incredible cat body-type mutations, list of mutation cats, and the types of mutations. See cat guides for each domestic cat with descriptions, care, and pictures of cats.
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Natural Cat Breeds - Fascinating domestic cat history from ancestry through evolution of the cat. See cat guides for each of the natural breed cats with descriptions, care, and pictures of cats.

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Tortoiseshell Cat
Tortoiseshell Color Pattern. The defining feature of the classic tortoiseshell coat pattern is its color combination. This combination appears to consist of black, red, and cream colored hairs, but in reality consists of black areas and orange tabby areas.

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Classic tabby markings. The Mackerel Tabby pattern is one of five tabby coat patterns. Here's an overview of the history and genetics of the tabby cat and a list of cat breeds that exhibit tabby coat patterns.
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Cat Breeds: The Russian Blue Cat
Russian Blue Cat Want a cat that will hold you in its gaze? You might want to take a look at the Russian Blue Cat. As its name implies, it has traveled across the seas. Keep reading to find out more information about this mysterious feline. History It is said that the Russian Blue arrived in England in the late 1800s on a merchant ship that hailed from Russia. Some believe that the cat originated in the Archangel Isles of northern Russia. There is no definite proof. Some believe that the cat originated in Sweden. Not much is known except that the breed made its way to England and Europe and eventuall. . .
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Exotic Cats
Beautiful wild cats! Cat guides for exotic cats include keeping them as pets, history,...
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Exotic Cats - Types
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  • African Serval Care - Responsible pet ownership for Serval cats. Behaviors of servals, how to bond with an African Serval, and complete care for keeping serval cats as pets.
  • African Serval Photos - Pictures of African Serval. Featuring pictures of six pet Serval cats including a pair of Serval parents, photos of their active offspring and Serval kitten.

Hybrid Cat Breeds
Intriguing and unique! Hybrids are developed from crossing two different breeds or...
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Hybrid Cat Breeds - Types

Mutation Cat Breeds
Incredible cat body-type mutations, list of mutation cats, and the types of mutations....
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Mutation Cat Breeds - Types

Natural Cat Breeds
Fascinating domestic cat history from ancestry through evolution of the cat. See cat...
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Natural Cat Breeds - Types


Cats Articles
  • African Serval Care - Responsible pet ownership for Serval cats. Behaviors of servals, how to bond with an African Serval, and complete care for keeping serval cats as pets.
  • Cat Care - How to take care of a cat, cat equipment, cat proofing your home and introducing a new cat.
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  • Tabby Cats - Classic tabby markings, the Mackerel Tabby is one of five tabby coat patterns. History and genetics of the tabby cat with a list of cat breeds that exhibit tabby coat patterns.
  • Tortoiseshell Cat - The classic tortoiseshell coat pattern appears to consist of black, red, and cream colored hairs, but in reality consists of black areas and orange tabby areas.
  • Types of Cats - Choosing the Best Cat. Cat breeds personality traits, body shape, and picking a healthy cat.

The Animal-World cat guides provide information for all types of cats. There are more than 100 various cat breeds that fall under the natural cat breeds category, and more that are cat mutations and cat hybrids. The list of cat types is expanding into exotic cats and wild cats as well.

The term "designer cats" is applied to a breeds that are bred with stunning characteristics, and often for a particular type of cat keeper. They can be mutation breed cats, domestic hybrid cat breeds, or exotic cats, so can be found in one of these three breed groups. The only group designer cats cannot be found under is the natural cat breeds. Knowing what cat breeds were used and how the breed was developed, through hybridization or mutation, will help you find the guide for a particular designer cat breed in its appropriate breed group.

Pictures of each type of cat are provided within each cat guide. These not only help with cat identification, but aid in choosing pet cats. The cat guides have in-depth cat information, covering the development and behaviors of each breed, or in the case of wild cats, the cat species. Cat care needed to keep them as a house cats is also included.

One of the richest experiences you can have is sharing your time with a pet cat. Picking the right cat can be aided by understanding the nature of each of the different cat types. The cat guides can help you in your selection, yet cats are also known to “select” themselves for relationships with humans.

Once you have chosen a cat, or have been chosen, an adventure that inspires awe, respect, and daily fascination for these incredible animals is in store for you. Life with your pet cat will provide a very personal, rewarding, and memorable experience. It’s one you won’t forget and will want to share!

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