The Selkirk Rex is a breed of cat with highly curled hair, including the whiskers (vibrissae). Unlike the Devon Rex and Cornish Rex, the hair is of normal length and not partly missing, and there are longhair and shorthair varieties. Also unlike the other Rexes, the Selkirk gene is dominant.
The breed originated with a cat named Miss DePesto, who was bred to a Persian, producing three Selkirk Rexes and three straight-haired cats.
The whole concept of cat 'breeds' is a relatively new one.
Two hundred years ago a cat was a cat was a cat - today there are almost a hundred varieties of specially bred show cats, with a list of set physical characteristics for each breed.
Cat breeders are always trying to extend the list of recognised breeds, and 'refining' the standards for the already established breeds to create ever-tighter competition.
The SelkirkRex is a breed of cat with highly curled hair, including the whiskers (vibrissae).
Unlike the Devon Rex and Cornish Rex, the hair is of normal length and not partly missing, and there are longhair[1] and shorthair[2] varieties.
The SelkirkRex originated in America in 1987, with a cat named Miss DePesto, who was bred to a Persian, producing three SelkirkRexes and three straight-haired cats.
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