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Pixie-bob
| Pixie-bob | |
|---|---|
 Short-haired Pixie-bobs | |
| Origin |  United States |
| Breed standards | |
| TICA | standard |
| ACFA/CAA | standard |
| CCA-AFC | standard |
| Domestic cat (Felis catus) | |
The Pixie-bob is a breed of domestic cat claimed to be the progeny of naturally occurring bobcat hybrids. However, DNA testing has failed to detect bobcat marker genes,[1] and Pixie-bobs are considered wholly domestic for the purposes of ownership, cat fancy registration, and import and export. They were, however, selected and bred to look like American bobcats.
- ^ "Pet-store Santa won't need rabies shots". Press of Atlantic City. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008.
Urban legends have it that pixiebobs are the result of wild bobcats breeding with domestic cats, Bowers said. But DNA tests have proved those rumors untrue, as wild bobcat markers were not found in the breed.
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