domestic cat breeds with the wild patterning?
i know about the Ocicat, Egyptian Mau, Bengal and Savannah cat.
Savannah cat is kinda banned in Australia, so its off the list. are there any other domestic cat breeds that have the wild patterns?
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1. Regular domestic cats with a tabby coat have wild patterning.Our domestic cats are the descendants of the African Wild Cat, Felis silvestris, and many of them are indistinguishable from those wild ancestors.
Here are some images:
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=felis+silvestris+lybica&ech=17&psi=RF8sTIe-GobseeLSrP0I12779763881560&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=VF8sTNqvIcL6lwebppjDCQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB8QsAQwAA
If you want an "exotic" looking cat, not a regular tabby, there are many domestic cats that are not members of any breed but have spots or "cloud leopard" ( not sure the correct term for it ) coat pattern.
Some other domestic cats with an exotic look are Devon and Cornish Rex breeds.
Devon Rex:
http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/devon.html
Cornish Rex:
http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/cornish.html
2. There are a few other very minority, experimental breeding programmes for spotted cats, but the Ocicat, Mau and Bengal are the three major established breeds in this category. There is also a sister breed to the Bengal called the Toyger, which is a striped cat.
