The Japanese Bobtail is a
breed of
cat with an unusual 'bobbed' tail more closely resembling the tail of a
rabbit than that of an ordinary feline. The short tail is a
cat body type genetic mutation caused by the expression of a
recessive gene. Thus, so long as both parents are bobtails, all kittens born to a litter will have bobtails as well. Unlike the
Manx and other cat breeds, where genetic disorders are common to tailless or stumpy-tails, no such problem exists with the Japanese Bobtail.
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