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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.

Types of Cats

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.	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.
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.	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.

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.

Tabby Cat 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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How to Determine if Your Cat is Sick

Cats are very independent pets. They mostly groom themselves and can also occupy themselves for hours with a toy. It will take a practiced eye to tell if they are sick. You may think that your cat speaks to you in meows and purrs but it is a foreign language. There is no translation to let you know when they are in pain or not feeling well. So, how will you know if your cat is under the weather? One way is to pay attention and listen. You are around your pet every day. From the time you get them home with a clean bill of health, take note of their usual behaviors. Vets can give you instr. . .

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Types of Pet Cats - Cat Breeds

Exotic Cats
Beautiful wild cats! Cat guides for exotic cats include keeping them as pets, history,...
	Exotic Cats - Types Serval Cats - Leptailurus serval
Articles 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...
	Hybrid Cat Breeds - Types Bengal Cats - Felis lybica Havana Brown - Felis domesticus Ocicat - Felis domesticus Oriental Shorthair - Felis domesticus Tonkinese Cats - Felis domesticus

Mutation Cat Breeds
Incredible cat body-type mutations, list of mutation cats, and the types of mutations....
	Mutation Cat Breeds - Types American Curl Cat - Felis domesticus American Wirehair - Felis domesticus Balinese - Felis domesticus Cornish Rex - Felis domesticus Devon Rex - Felis domesticus Scottish Fold - Felis domesticus Sphynx - Felis domesticus

Natural Cat Breeds
Fascinating domestic cat history from ancestry through evolution of the cat. See cat...
	Natural Cat Breeds - Types Abyssinian Cat - Felis domesticus American Shorthair Cats - Felis domesticus British Shorthair - Felis domesticus Japanese Bobtail Cats - Felis domesticus Maine Coon Cats - Felis domesticus Persian Cats - Felis domesticus Russian Blue Cat - Felis domesticus Siamese Cats - Felis domesticus Somali Cat - Felis domesticus Turkish Angora - Felis domesticus Turkish Van - Felis domesticus

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. How to Give A Cat a Bath - 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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