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The Geoffroy's cat is probably the most common wild cat in South America. It is about the size of a domestic cat. Their fur has black spots, but the background color varies from region to region; in the north, a brownish yellow coat is most common. Farther south, their coats are grayish. The Geoffroy's cat primarily preys on rodents, small lizards, insects, and occasionally frogs and fish. Although they appear to be plentiful, some conservationists are concerned because the Geoffroy's cat is hunted extensively for its pelt.

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-[[Image:Scottish_Fold.jpg|thumb|200px|The Devil Cat]]
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-The '''Scottish Fold''' is a [[cat breeds|breed]] of [[cat]] with a natural mutation to its ears. The ear [[cartilage]] contains a fold so the ears bend forward and down towards the front of their head.
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-The original Scottish Fold was a long-haired white-haired barn cat named Susie, who was found at a farm near Coupar Angus in [[Perthshire]], [[Scotland]] in [[1961]]. Susie's ears had an unusual fold in their middle, making her resemble an owl. When Susie had kittens, two of them were born with folded ears, and one of the siblings was acquired by William Ross, a neighbouring farmer and cat-fancier. Ross registered the breed with the [[Governing Council of the Cat Fancy]] in [[Great Britain]] and started to breed Scottish Fold kittens with the help of geneticist [[Pat Turner]]. The breeding program produced 76 kittens in the first three years - 42 with folded ears and 34 with straight ears. The conclusion from this was that the ear mutation is due to a simple dominant gene. If one parent provides the gene for straight ears, and one parent provides the gene for folded ears, the kittens will be Folds.
+The '''Geoffroy's cat''' is probably the most common wild cat in [[South America]]. It is about the size of a [[domestic cat]]. Their fur has black spots, but the background color varies from region to region; in the north, a brownish yellow coat is most common. Farther south, their coats are grayish. The Geoffroy's cat primarily preys on rodents, small lizards, insects, and occasionally frogs and fish. Although they appear to be plentiful, some conservationists are concerned because the Geoffroy's cat is hunted extensively for its pelt.
-The breed was not accepted for showing in Great Britain and [[Europe]] as it was felt that they would be extremely prone to ear problems such as infection, mites and deafness, but the folds were exported to America and the breed continued to be established there using crosses with [[British Shorthair]] and the [[American Shorthair]].
-Scottish Folds can be either long or short-haired, and they may have any coat colour combination except for Siamese-style points. Pointed Folds have been bred but they are not eligible for showing. The original cats only had one fold in their ears, but due to selective breeding they have increased the fold to a double or triple crease that lies the ear totally flat against the head.
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-[[Image:Pearl_Laying_on_Couch.jpg|thumb|300px|A longhaired Scottish Fold laying on his back.]]
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-Scottish Folds are a very relaxed, sweet, and loving breed.  They enjoy to follow you around the house, and don't like being left alone for longer than a few hours. They are not very vocal, and have quiet voices. Scottish Folds are known for laying on their backs.  Some say they resemble an [[Otter]] when they lay or sit on their haunches.
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-[[Image:Scottish_fold.jpg|thumb|300px|A young "single fold" Scottish Fold.]]
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-There is one medical problem that has been found to be related to Scottish Fold breeding. If both parents have folded ears, their kittens will be extremely prone to developing a painful degenerative joint disease that fuses the tail, ankles and knees. The disease is not fatal, but as it is easily avoidable, reputable breeders will only breed fold to non-fold.
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-== External links ==
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-*[http://www.fanciers.com/breed-faqs/scottish-fold-faq.html Cat Fanciers Scottish Fold FAQ]
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-* [http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2004/5/22/article_01.htm ''A Feline With Funny Ears''], from ''[[Awake!]]'' magazine
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