Photo: Alexandre Gonçalves · CC BY-SA 4.0 cat breed · 135 on Animalso
Cornish Rex
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- Cat
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About the Cornish Rex
The Cornish Rex is a breed of domestic cat. The Cornish Rex only has down hair. Most breeds of cat have three different types of hair in their coats: the outer fur or "guard hairs", a middle layer called the "awn hair"; and the down hair or undercoat, which is very fine and about 1 cm long. Cornish Rexes only have the undercoat. The curl in their fur is caused by a different mutation and gene than that of the Devon Rex. The breed originated in Cornwall, Great Britain.
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- Cornish Rex — Alexandre Gonçalves · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
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