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California Spangled Cat
Temperament:
*Gently Sociable
*Athletic
*Intelligent
*Friendly
"Its agreeable purrsonality and good looks have made the California
Spangled Cat a sought-after pet."
The Spangled Cat comes in many
colors. Fitting its looks, it is an athletic, active cat, but unlike its wild
cousins, makes a fine pet. It's easy going, friendly and unusually
intelligent. It also reminds us of the beauty of all wild felines.
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| Head: Medium
size; rounded |
| Eyes: Round;
many colors |
| Ears: Medium
size; round tipped |
| Body: Long,
low, strongly muscled |
| Coat: Short,
plush; marked with distinctive round black spots |
| Tail: Medium
to long; slender, black tipped |
| Patterns: Black,
blue, bronze, charcoal, gold, red, silver, brown, white, ALL with spotting |
Breed History: The
California Spangled Cat seems to belong on the plains of Africa. Its spots
give it the look of a leopard or cheetah, and its long, low body makes it
appear to always be hunting big game.
In reality, the California Spangled Cat is a complicated mixture of many
domestic cat strains, including British Shorthair, Manx, a housecat from
Malaysia, a Seal Point Siamese, an Abyssinian, an Angora tabby, and a stray
cat from the crowded streets of Cairo, Egypt.
The connection to the African Plains is real enough. The California Spangled
Cat resulted from the deliberate effort of Paul Casey, an American
screenwriter who, on a trip to Africa, became horrified by the destruction of
the wild African Cats. He decided to breed a domestic cat that looked
something like the leopards and other wild felines being hunted to extinction
all over the world. And so, after much work the California Spangled Cat walked
out of the breeding farms...and into the pages of Neiman-Marcus, where the cat
was first introduced to the world in 1996, on sale for $1,400. Some criticized
such a commercial debut, but defenders said it was worth it. Sure enough, the
California Spangled Cat was an instant hit, and Paul Casey used the publicity
to launch a new effort to stop the destruction of wild cats in Central and
South America.
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