This is a beautiful litter of Selkirk Rex kittens, which are famous for their curly coats and sweet demeanors. Their fur is just as soft as a regular kitten's would be, but it feels a little bit ...

Selkirk Rex Characteristics. Cats have three types of hair in their coats. The guard hairs are the longest. Awn hairs are shorter, and the shortest and softest hairs make up the down.

While the notion of a poodle cat might initially conjure images of a bizarre crossbreed straight out of “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” the term is actually the common name for a new genetic cat ...

"Poodle cats" are so fluffy that they look more like stuffed animals than living things. The felines , which have been referred to as "cats in sheep's clothing," have made a splash on the internet ...

Meet the 'poodle cat': Freak genetics means this feline is classified as a separate breed. Every Selkirk Rex can be traced to Miss DiPesto, a cat born in 1987 ...

Selkirk rex cats may have a genetic tendency for polycystic kidney disease. This breed originated recently from a cat that was found in a shelter in Montana. That cat was bred with a black Persian ...

Saying all cat breeds are the same would be like saying a teacup poodle is the same as a French bulldog. ... Selkirk rex cats have a uniquely wiry, wavy coat that requires a great deal of care.

The signature of the Selkirk Rex is, obviously, its absurdly curly hair; even their whiskers curl at the ends. Since this curliness is a dominant gene, the Poodle Cat can be cross-bred with other ...

A Blue longhaired Selkirk Rex cat. | Shirlaine Forrest/GettyImages. Most new breeds are built from the birth of just one or two special kittens—as was the case in 1987 with a feral cat mom in ...

Scientists at Vienna's University of Veterinary Medicine confirmed the "poodle cat" is an actual genetic breed, officially called Selkirk Rex. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES.