Answers To: Cat Got Your Tongue?

By Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway
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  1. C. The Sphynx does look bald, although it has a thin coat of fine, short fur.

  2. True

  3. A,3; B,1; C,2

  4. False. The name refers to its ears, which are permanently folded down.

  5. A.

  6. True. This new German breed is a cross between the Devon Rex and the Scottish Fold.

  7. C. Geoffrey's Cat is not a housecat; it is a Latin American wild cat named after 19th century naturalist Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire. The Abyssinian (from Africa) and the Angora (from Turkey) were both developed by British breeders.

  8. False. The Ocicat looks like a wild animal, but it is just a housecat bred for its spotted, ocelot-like coat.

  9. A.

  10. False. The English Manx cat and the Canadian Cymric are also tailless.