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Pabu and Casper, reporting for duty (thelemmy.club)
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[–] [S] 36 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

Cornish Rex. Most cats have 3 layers of fur - guard, mid, and down. Cornish Rex are missing the guard and mid layers, but have a full wavy down coat. They are incredibly soft, like petting a rabbit.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Is there a reason they only have the one type of fur layer, like are they from an area where they did not need the other layers of fur?

    I mean obviously it might be Cornwall or whatever, that seems pretty chilly to not have the other layers of fur, and wet.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 5 months ago

    It's just a random genetic mutation as far I know. Someone found a random kitten in a barn and thought "I'm going to turn this in to a new breed of cat!". The Wikipedia article I linked has some of the details.

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