The toyger is the result of an experiment, back in the 1980s, aimed at breeding domestic short-haired tabbies that would resemble “toy tigers”. The breeds creator, Judy Sudge – who is said to have stated the breed was developed in order to inspire people to care about the conservation of tigers in the wild – noticed some distinctively marked kittens amongst a litter she’d bred. The kittens displayed markings in an area on the head usually be devoid of them, and it was these markings that first inspired the idea of a tiger-like tabby. LINK: The Real Owner
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Genetically Modified Cats: The Toyger
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This breed is not genetically modified at all. The breeders have been very careful to breed cats with favorbale traits together to produce the modern day Toygers.
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