Manx (cat) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Manx (Manx: or ) is a breed of cat with a naturally occurring mutation of the spine. This mutation shortens the tail, resulting in a range of tail lengths from normal to tail-less. Many Manx hav...
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Manx are not the only examples of tailless cats, other breeds sometimes produce kittens with missing tails. Tailless cats are often found in Scandinavia, and there is a suggestion of a link between these and Manx cats.
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www.best-cat-art.com/Manx-cats.html
www.best-cat-art.com/Manx-cats.html
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Researchers have recently found there is a genetic difference between Manx and Domestic Tailless cats. (To learn more about the Domestic Tailless cat read my Manx Myths page.)
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Those tailless off spring of "any cat" are what should more correctly be referred to as "domestic tailless" cats. Domestic tailless cats descendants are usually unknown and cannot be traced like that of the registered Manx cats who originated on the Isle of Man, thus the name Manx (Man) cat.
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www.karellomanx.com/beaware.html
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The Isle of Man was the refuge for the tailless cats from these two ships. Another legend has it that the cat came from a ship wrecked in 1806 off Jurby ...
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fanciers.com/breed-faqs/manx-faq.html
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A rescue dedicated to finding exceptional homes for exceptional cats. Specializing in Manx, but accepting American and Japanese bobtails and Pixiebobs also.
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www.taillesscatrescue.com/
www.taillesscatrescue.com/
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Factual information on the breed, highlighting rescues, clubs, and pictures, including links of Manx Cat breeders. ... There are several categories of Manx Cats: the "rumpies" (the completely tailless cats), the "risers" (cats with a rise of the spine that may be felt), the - "stumpies" (cats with a very short tail),
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www.manx-cats.com/
www.manx-cats.com/
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In reality, a genetic mutation that occurred a few hundred years ago gave rise to the tailless cat, and isolated on the small UK island, the breed flourished. ... Manx cats may be completely tailless or have a small, stumpy tail.
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cat-breeds.suite101.com/article.cfm/manx_cat_breed_prof...
cat-breeds.suite101.com/article.cfm/manx_cat_breed_profile
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Ask an American, and he'll tell you it's an island in the English Channel between France and England (wrong) where tailless Manx cats originated (right).
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www.csmonitor.com/1998/0127/012798.feat.feat.2.html
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