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12-02-2004 03:41 PM |
The Desert Lynx is the result of a pairings between the domestic cat and a bobcat hybrid. The resulting Desert Lynx must have at least 12.5% bobcat. The domestic ancestors in these lines can come from a variety of domestic breeds including bobtailed and short tailed varieties.
For cat fanciers having the 'Call of the Wild', the Desert Lynx may be the answer. This cat maintains an exotic wild appearance, but has a sweet affectionate personality that makes it well suited as a pet. Reserved with strangers, the Desert Lynx is very friendly and outgoing with its owners. They are also very patient and tolerant with children. Their intelligence gives them a 'dog-like' personality making them entertaining and fun to own. This feline is an active breed, but will not be so active as to destroy your house. Because of their intelligence the Desert Lynx is very capable of learning the rules of the house. In addition to getting along well with family members of all ages, the Desert Lynx also does well with other felines and household pets. It is, however, recommended to give them time to adjust to new members of the household.
The Desert Lynx is similar in appearance to a wild bobcat. There are, however, some differences. The wild bobcat has a thinner body than the Desert Lynx and also possesses much longer legs. So while the Desert Lynx is similar in a lot of ways to its wild cousin, the bobcat, they are not miniature bobcats in appearance. The Desert Lynx comes in two varieties, longhair and shorthair. The longhaired version of this stunning creature possesses the ear tufts and neck ruff that are characteristic of its wild counterpart, the bobcat. The shorthairs possess beautiful ear tipping, and exhibit a clarity in their markings that is glorious to behold. The longhaired variety of Desert Lynx should not be confused with longhaired cats of other breeds. This feline is by no means a traditional longhaired cat. The term longhair is applied to describe their slightly longer silky coat. Acceptable patterns for this breed are marble, tawny (ticked agouti), and leopard spotted. The leopard spotted variety comes in several accepted colors, sorrel, ebony, chocolate, fawn, silver, snow, lilac bronze and blue. The snow leopard, characterized by striking blue eyes and gorgeous tan bodies with stunning markings, is one of the most difficult to find. This is a relatively large breed of cat with adult males ranging from 16-18 pounds, and adult females ranging from 10-12 pounds.
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