american curl.

Now, before you watch this video and cry "cat hoarder," it is worth noting that the clip was posted by a breeder. (These are American curls, a breed distinguishable by the cats' unusually shaped ears.) So while we're not posting this to point fingers at a cat hoarder (which this isn't), we still mean intend it as a warning. It's a warning to anyone who's thinking of starting a career in feline husbandry. Know what you're getting into. Imagine waking up to this every day. See what we mean? ...

Flickr/tanakawho The American Curl is typical in appearance except for one small thing: its ears curl backwards towards the middle of the cat's skull. Otherwise, the Curl is a medium-sized cat with walnut-shaped eyes that comes in both short and long hair, and runs the gamut of coat and eye colors. They're born with straight ears that slowly curl as they reach early kitten-hood at around 16 weeks. Some ears end up straight, and some can curl to the point of actually reaching the back of the skull. Not only is the American Curl a relatively new breed, it's so new that its history can actually be traced back to a single cat named Shulamith. She and her brother, Panda, found in 1981 by a ...