The Manx has a background of an adept mouser and it retains much of its hunting drive and natural vigilance. At the same time in some feline associations the longhaired Manx is referred as a Cymric and is treated as a distinct breed. It began to be registered in the Cat Fancier Association as a division of the Manx in 1994.

However it didnвЂ™t attain universal recognition as soon as its shorthaired cousin. Tailless and longhaired variety of the Manx was also well-established in this area. The first image of tailless cat dated back to 1810 although written reports offer ample evidence that it had already existed by the 50 of XVIII century.Дue to isolated location of the Isle of Man and scanty feline population the absence of tails gradually became a common feature of all island cats. At some point cats on the island began to produce kittens without tails. The first cats were brought to this area from neighbouring Wales or England or they may have arrived there from further away. However appealing these stories were, the trademark trait of the breed was most likely caused by spontaneous genetic mutation, which was intensified by centuries of inbreeding on the Isle of Man. ThatвЂ™s why mother cats just bit the tails off. Another tail narrates that Irish or Viking invaders would take away kittens since their tails were reckoned to bring good luck. One of them claims that Noah snipped off its tail as he slammed the Ark door when the Flood began. Several showy legends embrace initial appearance of the Manx.

ItвЂ™s notable for its stocky build, widely set ears, round muzzle and large curious eyes.

This breed has well-expressed territorial instinct and will protect its domain with unfailing commitment. The Manx is an amicable and sweet-tempered cat, which is actually a short-haired variant of the tailless cat of the Manx breed group. Recognized by: CFA, TICA, GCCF, FIFe, WCF Central African RegionSouthern AfricaTibetMiddle East (F.C.I.)Central Mediterranean RegionWestern Mediterranean Region (F.C.I.)AlaskanScotlandSoviet UnionWalesCanary IslandsRepublica de ChileRussiaGermanyEnglandAustraliaBelgiumCroatiaSpainFranceItalyHungaryNetherlandsPolandPortugalSlovakiaSwitzerlandUSABrasilIrelandJapanCzech RepublicGreenlandDenmarkNorwaySwedenFinlandIcelandChinaSouth KoreaIsraelMaltaMexicoPeruThailandBosnia and HerzegovinaGreeceSerbiaMontenegroAustriaCanadaAfghanistanMaliMaroccoMadagascarTurkeyArgentinaBulgariaGeorgiaArmeniaAzerbaijanRomaniaIndiaBelarusPapua New GuineaMacedoniaUruguaySloveniaTaiwanEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaLuxemburgUkraineKyrgyzstanMalaysiaEthiopiaSingaporeCubaKazakhstanSan MarinoMoldovaGibraltarPhilippinesCyprusEgyptIndonesiaPuerto RicoNew ZealandGuatemalaColombiaMonacoBahamasBarbadosBelizeBermudaCayman IslandsCosta RicaDominicaDominican RepublicGrenadaGuadeloupeRepublic of HaitiRepublic of HondurasJamaicaMartiniqueMontserratRepublic of NicaraguaPanamaTrinidad and TobagoVirgin IslandsBoliviaChileEcuadorFalkland IslandsParaguayRepublic of SurinameVenezuelaAlbaniaAndorraIsle of ManJerseyRepublic of KosovLiechtensteinGreat BritainVaticanBahrainBangladeshButanKambodjaHong-KongIranRepublic of IraqIordaniaLaosLebanonMakaoMaldivesMongoliaMyanmar (Burma)NepalNorth KoreaOmanPakistanKatarSaudi ArabiaShri LankaSyriaRepublic of TajikistanTurkmenistanUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamYemenAlgeriaAngolaBeninCameroonKabo VerdeCentral African RepublicRepublic of ChadRepublic of KenyaLesothoLiberiaLibyaRepublic of MalawiMauritaniaMauritiusRepublic of MozambiqueRepublic of the NigerNigeriaRepublic of SenegalRepublic of SeychellesSierra LeoneSouth AfricaSwazilandUnited Republic of TanzaniTogoTunisiaUgandaRepublic of FijiRepublic of KiribatiRepublic of the Marshall IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaNew CaledoniaSolomon IslandsWallis and FutunaEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGuyanaGuernseyBruneiEast TimorKuwaitBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaEritreaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory CoastNamibiaReunionRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSomaliaSudanWestern SaharaZambiaFrench PolynesiaGuamNauruSamoaTongaTuvaluVanuatu

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