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American curl

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American curl
a medium-sized cat with short coat. Their distinguishing feature is a smooth curl of the ear cartilage with the tips pointing toward the middle of the head. This is inherited as a dominant trait; kittens develop the curl in the first week of life.
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Since 1983, cat fanciers have bred the unusual mutants -- now called American curl cats--with an eye toward developing a show breed.
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