The Lykoi cat is a relatively new cat breed with natural mutation that’s known for its striking and slightly scary resemblance to a Hollywood-rendition of a werewolf. With its dark, scraggly coat and nearly hairless face and paws, owning the Lyko will certainly make dumb people think you are a witch.
The Lykoi is a partially or almost entirely hairless cat that is distinct from the Sphynx cat through difference in genes. The coat is unique in appearance in that it resembles like the coat of an opossum when mostly coated. This cat breed has a solid black roan coat, a wedge-shaped head, and a light body of solid weight without too much bulk.
A unique characteristic of this cat breed is that the cat sheds a lot of hair when older but regrows it later in life depending on the season. The missing fur of the Lykoi's face gives the breed its werewolf-like appearance.
2 different sets of domestic shorthairs having the Lykoi gene were adopted from a rescue after being discovered in Virginia in 2010, by Patti Thomas, who co-founded and named the breed, and in 2011. The word lykoi means "wolves" in Greek. A second pair were located in Tennessee, by Johnny Gobble, a practicing Veterinarian.
The Lykoi was presented before The International Cat Association (TICA) registry in 2012 and was passed to "Registration Only" status by unanimous consent. The breed is now recognized as a Championship Breed and can begin competing against other Championship breeds in May 2017, with TICA. Work is currently being done to expand the breeding program.
Lykoi are said to be friendly cats and not difficult to handle in their behavior. They display a good level of affection for their owners.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lykoi
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Yes, weird... but also cute, I don't know why :D
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Quite a cat with undesirable coat because of its nearly hairless limbs and feet and the face too. Maybe its as sweet as any other cats as well.
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Intresting post I have never seeing these cats before. I have scottishstright cat check it out in my blog =)
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I loved your cat. I gave it an upvote.
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It is indeed weird one ,a werewolf cat ;)
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That's really weirdo :O
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really super & mind touch blog re-steem
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very different one indeed...
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its look like more than a cat which naturaly mutant, and surprise to know thar there is internationally has cat association.
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It may take as long as 2 weeks for a kitten to be able to hear well. Their eyes usually open between 7 and 10 days, but sometimes it happens in as little as 2 days.
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