SandHollow Jungle Lynx
The Jungle Lynx has its origins in the JUNGLE CAT and BOB CAT, crossed with Savannah Cats & Pixie Bobs creates the new beautiful JUNGLE LYNX.
Jungle Cat Savannah Pixie Bob
The jungle cat
inhabits the jungles and swamps of Egypt, around the Caspian Sea in
Russia,
Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, and southeast China.
The Pixie-Bob and American Bobtail are said to be descendants of the Bob Cat but no DNA positive results are in so the legend continues . . . there is no real Bob Cat blood in a Jungle Lynx - at least not yet!
Our first litters will arrive sometime in 2009 - keep checking back with us!
Jungle Queen ZURI Jungle Queen SAHARAH
Zuri's Jungle Cat grandfather is JungleSpots GOOBER Savannah/Pixie-Bob mix
her father is an American Bobtail, KaliBobs GABE of PaKaHouse
The Pixie-Bob and American Bobtail are said to be descendants of the Bob Cat but no DNA positive results are in so the legend continues . . . there is no real Bob Cat blood in a Jungle Lynx - at least not yet!
Jungle Lynx are stocky. This is due to the influence of the bob cat (once there are proved hybrids). They have thicker legs, a wider chest and back. These cats stand tall off the ground and have a long body.
The head is large but not round, with a full, well-developed muzzle that is almost square in appearance, with prominent whisker pads. The ears are large and set wide apart, usually with feathering and tufts on the tip. The wide set eyes are large and expressive, set at an angle, with colors ranging from bronze to gold or green.
Jungle Lynx are long in length with longer hind legs, and tufted toes are preferred as well as polydactyl feet. These cats are very alert, intelligent cats. Males are larger than females and slower to mature. These cats preferably have a medium to medium long shaggy coat. The tail may be the length of the African Jungle Cat tail or may be a full domestic tail. The shorter tail of the bobcat or short tails as found in short tailed domestic breeds may sometimes occur as well.
Jungle Lynx are endorsed in all eumelanistic and melanistic colors :
ebony, blue, sorrel, fawn, chocolate, lilac, red, and cream ~ including silvers, cameos, sepias, minks, and snows.
There is another effect known as silver-tipping (which is endorsed); this is the sparkling silver tips to the otherwise black fur. It is an effect inherited from Jungle Cats (F chaus) and is seen in purebred melanistic Jungle Cats. Affected cats are solid colored, but with a modifier which is new to domestic cat genetics.
The preferred coat patterns
are tawny (ticked), leopard (spotted) and clouded leopard. Solid colors, as well as classic and mackerel tabby do sometimes occur.
The leopard pattern is a spotted tabby pattern. It is marked by spots of the darker color, most prominent on the sides of the body and the belly. The spots may vary in size and shape, but should be evenly distributed. Preference is given to rosette spots which are formed by a part-circle of spots around a distinctly lighter center. Contrast with ground color may not be as distinct as in some spotted breeds. A dorsal stripe runs the length of the body to the tip of the tail. The stripe is ideally composed of spots. The markings on the face and forehead are typical tabby markings, with the underside of the body having distinct spots. Legs and tail are barred. In the sepia, mink, and snow subdivisions, it is desirable for ghost leopard spots to appear on the bodies.
The clouded leopard pattern, while derived from modifications to the classic tabby gene, is different from the classic tabby pattern, with as little bull's eye similarities possible. The pattern gives the impression of marble, preferably with a horizontal flow. Vertical stripes are undesirable. Contrast should be good, with distinct shapes and sharp edges. The belly must be spotted.
When breeding Jungle Lynx, outcrosses back to the African
Jungle Cat are desirable. The following breeds are desirable
outcrosses:
