The Sphynx cat is a type of bread, which has been developed through selective breeding that started in the 60's, these cats are known for its lack of fur coat, although it is not truly hairless. There skin should have the texture of chamois, which is a goat antelope animal that are found on European mountains. Some have whiskers and they can be whole or broken, to maybe even totally absent. The colour of their skin is what there fur would be and still have all the usual cat marking patterns such as solid, van, tabby and tortie. As these cats have no fur they lose more body heat than other cat with fur, this makes them warm to touch. The characteristics of these cat are as such:
- Large almond shaped ears.
- Wedge shaped head with prominent cheekbones.
- Well muscled and powerful neck.
- Medium length torso, barrel chested, full and round abdomen.
- Whiplike tapering tail from body to tip, sometimes with a puff of fur at the tip.
Image: http://www.petinfoclub.com/Images/Sphynx%20kittens%20shutterstock_63966259.jpg [Accessed on 10th November 2015]
Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphynx_cat [Accessed on 10th November 2015]
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