Hey cat lovers! Let’s explore an extraordinarily unique breed, the American Curl.
In a nutshell, the American Curl is a cat with a pair of adorable “mini headphones” and a social heart. They will greet you cheerfully when you walk in the door or rub your feet as you go about your business. Their love of children and friendliness with other pets makes them a natural fit for your family. Those rich colors and patterns in the pictures, as well as the different kinds of long and short coats, are the signature of the American curly-eared cat. Their back coats are virtually non-shedding and their topcoats are as soft and smooth as silk. In addition, their long luxurious tails will undoubtedly catch your attention. What’s particularly interesting is that American curly-eared cats with large curly ears are often reserved as show cats, while their compatriots with smaller curly ears are usually chosen as family cuties.

As for their origins, all of the breed’s bloodlines come from “Shulamith,” a stray in Lakewood, California, who found her home there in 1981, had her babies six months later, and then the cats and kittens got their distinctive curly ears like their mom’s. By 1983, people were beginning to see the American Curly Ears in their homes. By 1983, selective breeding of these cats began and it was discovered that the gene that gave these cats and kittens their curly ears was inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, which meant that all a cat needed was one of that gene to have unique ears. Since learning about the American curly-eared cat, their distinctive appearance, healthy body, and friendly personality have made them an instantly popular breed choice.

They have an elegant, lean stature, muscular svelte body, and exude the beauty of lines all over. Generally, female cats weigh between 5 and 8 pounds, and male cats weigh between 7 and 10 pounds. Their heads are wedge-shaped, slightly longer than wide, and their noses are of medium length, straight and slightly rising. You must have noticed that their ears! They are iconic in shape curling backward at a minimum angle of 90 degrees and can reach a maximum of 180 degrees. Moreover, the ears are wide and open at the base, and the tips of the ears are ticking and flexible. The two “mini stereo headphones” are placed evenly on both sides of the head, ideally with earrings. Can’t wait to adopt one of these friendly and distinctive cats?

Scientific name: linked Rufos
Short-tailed cat, body length 0.7-1.2 meters, height at the shoulder 36-38 cm. The short-tailed cat is a feline found in North America. Short-tailed cats are highly adaptable predators that inhabit woodlands, semi-deserts, cities and swamps. Short-tailed cats are dawn animals, mainly at dawn and dusk, feeding on rabbits, hares, insects, small gnawing animals, short-tailed cats in the wild the longest life expectancy of 16 years. American short-tailed cats, adult males have a total length of 0.7- 1.2 meters, an average of 0.9 meters; including 10-18 cm long tail, shoulder height of 36-38 cm, and generally weigh 7-14 kg. Females weigh an average of 9 kilograms, short-tailed cat muscular, hind limbs longer than the front limbs, short-tailed cat at birth weighs about 280-340 grams, 25 centimeters long, the first year of life can grow up to 4.5 kilograms of weight, short-tailed cats like other species of the genus Shelly, but on average, slightly finer, and it varies in its fur.

It is generally fawn to grayish brown with black markings on the forelimbs of the body and tail, its original spots can be used for camouflage, the tips of the ears are black with short thick hairs, and the lips cheeks and belly are generally beige. Short-tailed cats in the desert Southwest have lighter colored fur, while those in the northern forests are darker. Kittens are born with fur and spots already, there are a few blackened short-tailed cats found in Florida that are black but may still retain spots, the short-tailed cat’s face looks wide due to the hair under the ears, it’s fur is easily damaged but the hair is longer and extremely dense, the nose is pinkish red, the sides of the face and the back are gray, yellowish red or maroon, the eyes are yellow and the pupils are black, the pupil up and down at night will The pupils are black and the top and bottom of the pupils dilate at night to get the most light. Short-tailed cats are exceptionally adaptable, preferring to live in deciduous vegetation or mixed woodlands, but are not as dependent on forests as other Shelly Rat species. They can range from wet swamps to rugged mountainous terrain, and they can build nests in areas where they have access to farmland, and their spots can be used as camouflage if they are in stony swampy forests. Short-tailed cats are dawn animals, mainly at dawn and dusk, they are active from 3 hours before sunset until about midnight, then again from dawn to 3 hours after sunrise, each night they move 3-11 km along their roosting paths, this behavior changes seasonally as in the winter they regulate themselves to their prey and become active during the day.

Short-tailed cats can go for long periods without eating, but will eat constantly when prey is abundant. When food is scarce, they will hunt larger animals in order to supply their needs later. Short-tailed hunter cats eat different sizes of animals, and will change hunting methods, for small animals, such as rodents, squirrels, birds, fish and insects, short-tailed cats will go to the prey where there is an abundance of lying down, waiting for and ambush the prey, for a little larger animals, such as rabbits and hares. It will track the prey until it is within 6-20 meters of the prey and begin to pursue the prey. It will also prey on larger animals such as foxes, young mice, small dogs and domestic cats. Adult short-tailed cats have pumas and gray wolves as natural predators in addition to humans, and they will kill each other. The natural enemies of kittens include owls, hawks, coyotes, foxes and adult short-tailed cats, and when there is a lack of their prey, it is difficult for kittens to grow into adult short-tailed cats. The gestation period of short-tailed cats is 60-70 days, and they are born around April to May, with 1-6 kittens per litter, usually 2-4, and sometimes the second litter will be born as late as September. Females will generally give birth in confined locations such as tiny burrows or tree holes, kittens will open their eyes on day 9-10 and begin to explore their surroundings after about 4 weeks, they will be weaned after 2 months, they will begin to go out with their mothers after month 3-5, they will hunt for food on their own by the winter of their first year and will be on their own soon after. Living alone in Michigan has been observed with kittens still with their mothers as late as spring, short-tailed cats generally live 6-8 years, with a few reaching 10 years, and the longest-lived short-tailed cats in the wild are 16 years old, while bred ones are 32 years old.