Manx
Temperament:
*Mellow, Even-Tempered
*A Natural Clown
*Affectionate
*Lively
"This is a cat that is willful, yet easily trained."
The Manx is known for its bouncy ebullience. Fond of clowning around and very attached to
its owners, the Manx has a purrsonality every bit as unique as its appearance. |
| Head: Round, broad; short to medium nose; full cheeks |
| Eyes: Large, round, set at slight angle to nose; often copper |
| Ears: Medium size; wide at base, rounded at tip |
| Body: Medium size but solidly muscled and heavy; broad chest, rounded body, high rump,
short front legs |
| Coat: Thick double coat- short, dense, cottony undercoat and glossy, somewhat hard
topcoat |
| Tail: For show- no tail and hollow at the end of the backbone where tail should be |
| Patterns: Nearly all colors and patterns |
Breed History: Look at a Manx and the first thing you are likely to notice is what it doesn't
have- a proper tail. There are some fanciful tales about how the Manx lost his tail. One
legend, based on the Bible, has it that Noah was ready to set sail but the Manx was busy
mousing and wouldn't board the Ark. At the last minute, with the floodwaters rising
swiftly, the Manx ran on board only to have Noah slam the door shut on its full, bushy
tail.
The probable truth about the Manx's history is no less colorful than the legends. There is
some thought that the Manx was initially a Tibetan cat that was brought to Spain, and,
from there, swam to the Isle of Man when the Spanish Armada went down in 1588. Others
suggest that the Manx may have been brought to the Isle of Man by Phoenician traders.
Either way, the relative isolation of the Isle of Man enabled the Manx's
tail-lessness- a
natural genetic mutation- to be perpetuated.
A Manx can be "Rumpy", with no tail at all (the only ones to be shown), it can
be "Stumpy", a short tail, or it can be a "Longy", with a complete
tail. Breeding Manx cats can be very difficult- the incomplete dominant gene can be tricky
for amateurs. |
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