Photo: Desaix83 · CC BY-SA 3.0 cat breed · 135 on Animalso
Donskoy cat
Russia
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- Russia
About the Donskoy cat
The Donskoy cat, also known as Don Sphynx or Russian Hairless, is a hairless cat breed of Russian origin. It is not related to the better-known Sphynx cat whose characteristic hairlessness is caused by a recessive mutation in the keratin 71 gene. The Donskoy's hairlessness, on the other hand, is caused by a dominant mutation.
More cat breeds from Russia
Karelian Bobtail Russia Photo: tomall · CC0 
Kurilian Bobtail Russia Photo: Dushka · Public domain 
Peterbald Russia Photo: Desaix83 · Public domain 
Russian Blue Russia Photo: ruskis · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Toybob Russia Photo: Nickolas Titkov · CC BY-SA 2.0 Photo credits6 photographs on this page
- Donskoy cat — Desaix83 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Karelian Bobtail — tomall · CC0 · file page
- Kurilian Bobtail — Dushka · Public domain · file page
- Peterbald — Desaix83 · Public domain · file page
- Russian Blue — ruskis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Toybob — Nickolas Titkov · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
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