so you want to learn about felines?

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no this wont be the prettiest rentry but its lit jst me info dumping
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so lets start with felines in general. Felines, Felidae, or Felis catus, is a group of carnivorous mammals, long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice.
What makes a big cat different from a house cat? "Big cats" are large, wild feline predators like lions, tigers, and leopards, while "house cats" are domesticated felines, smaller and typically kept as pets. The key differences lie in size, behavior, and vocalizations, with big cats being larger, more solitary, and capable of roaring, while house cats are smaller, more social, and purr...not only that, but small cats, both domestic cats and wild cats like ocelots and margays, are typically compact and weigh between 4 and 16 pounds. Big cats, such as lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars, on the other hand, are substantially bigger and can weigh more than 200 pounds.
What are the big cats? see here for a huge list the main reason they are big cats is because they belong to the genus Panthera and have a special two-piece hyoid bone in their throat that allows them to roar!
Whats the different breeds of cats? huge list but, if you read down, you'll get to the main part of the rentry!!

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Abyssinian Abyssinian cats come in a variety of colors, including ruddy (a warm brown), blue, sorrel, and fawn, all characterized by a "ticked" coat where each hair has alternating light and dark bands...Ruddy (Warm Brown): This is the most common color, characterized by a warm brown base with black ticking. Blue: Blue Abyssinians have a warm blue-grey base with steel blue or grey ticking and a very light cream undercoat. Sorrel: Sorrel Abyssinians have a copper-red base shading with red/brown ticking. Fawn: Fawn is a dilution of cinnamon, a color often found in Abyssinians and a few other breeds. Ticked Coat: All Abyssinian colors are characterized by a "ticked" coat, where each hair shaft has alternating bands of light and dark colors...

Aegean cat Aegean cats typically display bicolor or tricolor patterns, with white as a prominent color, and other colors like black, blue, red, or cream, sometimes with tabby striping. Here's a more detailed look at their coat and other characteristics: Coat: Aegean cats have a semi-long, bushy coat that is thick and water-resistant, which is ideal for their coastal habitat. Color Patterns: They are known for their bicolor or tricolor patterns. White is always a primary color, often covering a large portion of their body. Other colors can include black, blue, red, or cream. Some Aegean cats may have tabby striping in their coat. Other Physical Characteristics: They have a medium-sized, muscular build. Their eyes are almond-shaped and come in shades of green or yellow. Their paws are medium in size and have a round shape

American Bobtail American Bobtail cats come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, including solid colors, tabby patterns, and calico/tortoiseshell combinations, with or without white markings, and in both short and medium-long hair varieties. Colors: Solid Colors: Black, blue, brown, chocolate, cinnamon, lilac, fawn, red, and cream. Patterns: Tabby (spotted, mackerel, classic, and blotched), calico, tortoiseshell, and bi-color. With or without white: American Bobtails can have varying amounts of white fur on their chest, neck, legs, or underside. Patterns: Tabby: The most common pattern, often resembling a "bobcat" or "ocelot" look. Calico/Tortoiseshell: Characterized by patches of different colors, often red, black, and white. Bi-color: A combination of two colors, with or without white markings

American Curl ->American Curl cats come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, including solid colors, tabby, tortoiseshell, calico, and colorpoint, with common colors being black, white, red, and cream. Colors: They can be any color that occurs naturally in felines, including black, white, red, blue, cream, chocolate, lilac, silver, golden, brown, and buttercream. Patterns: They can have solid colors, tabby, tortoiseshell, calico, lynx point, flame point, and other patterns. Coat: The coat can be short or semi-long, and is silky and smooth. Eye Color: Their eye color can also be any color that occurs naturally in felines...The curled ears of American Curl cats are a result of a spontaneous, harmless genetic mutation, specifically an autosomal dominant trait, that causes the ears to curl backward at the apex of the pinnae!

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