12/31/2023 0 Comments Highland lynx bengal mix![]() When two polydactyl cats are bred together, some of the kittens will be polydactyl and some will have regular feet. Some cats are polydactyl while others are not. The polydactyl gene (which produces extra toes) is a dominant gene which is considered a desirable trait in these cats. These cats are strong, muscular cats which are medium in length with longer hind legs, and toes may be tufted. The gene which causes the ear to curl actually hardens the cartilage in the ear and dwarfs the ear size. Ears curl backwards at the tips. The degree of the curl may be slight or extreme, with the tip of the ear actually curling back and touching the back side of the ear. The Highland Lynx have small curled ears that are set wide apart, usually with feathering and tufts on the tip. When the two breeds are bred together, the straight-eared kittens resulting from the breeding do not carry genes for curled ears. The curled ears of the Highland Lynx are caused by a dominate gene which both curls the ears and somewhat reduces the size of the ears. ![]() Kittens with straight ears may be registered as Desert Lynx while the kittens with curled ears may be registered as Highland Lynx. The Rare & Exotic Feline Registry considers the two breeds to be of the same breed group and are born in the same litter. Desert Lynx and Highland Lynx are essentially the same cats with different ears. The Desert Lynx most likely derived from the breeding of a two of the following: Maine Coon, American Bobtail, Pixie-Bob or Manx. Timberline Cattery pioneered the development of the Highland Lynx by crossing Desert Lynx cats with Jungle Curls. The Jungle Curl cat is a curled eared wild cat hybrid - a cross betwee n the African Jungle cat and the Hemingway Curl. Highland Lynx is the only cat breed specifically developed from two existing breeds. The very first Highland Lynx litter was born on Jat Timberline Cattery. ![]() The first generations of wild cat have long since been breed out. The Highland Lynx is now purely a domestic cat. ![]()
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