I love Chausie Cats

The domestic cat breed most widely used for Chausies is the Abyssinian (cat), because they have the same look and active habits as a Jungle Cat but are very much smaller. A Chausie, due to the various sizes of the parents, can weigh between 15 and 30 pounds (when full grown the males are larger than the females). They were first bred in the late 60's or 70's to provide a safer alternative to keeping full jungle cats as pets. The breed was granted registration status with the TICA in March 1995. In February 2001 it was allowed in showhalls when it was changed to evaluation status. It was changed to Advanced New Breed (ANB) status as of May 2003.

A Chausie is a hybrid of the domestic cat Felis catus and Felis chaus, the Jungle Cat. Generations are identified by F1, F2 etc, with F1 being the offspring of the original cat and jungle cat mating. Males in the F1 to F4 generations are usually sterile.

The Jungle Cat (Felis chaus), also called the Swamp Lynx (although not closely related to the lynxes), is a small cat with a rather short tail (length 70 cm, plus 30 cm tail). Dependent on the subspecies the colour of the fur is yellowish-grey to reddish-brown. While vertical bars are visible on the fur of kittens, these bars disappear in adult cats. Due to the pointed ears and the long legs this cat resembles a small lynx (hence the name "swamp lynx").

This cat is distributed over Egypt, West Asia, India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. It inhabits various habitats, for instance savannas, tropical dry forests and the reed along rivers and lakes, but it is not found in rainforests. In some areas the Jungle Cat comes close to villages and may even live in deserted houses. The Jungle Cat lives in heights up to 2500 m, but is more common in the lowlands.

Jungle Cats hunt in the daytime for rodents, frogs and birds. Those cats living close to bodies of water are able to swim and dive in order to catch fish.

This species has been hybridized with the Domestic Cat, producing the "Chausie" breed.

During mating season, the male "barks", sounding like a large dog. In captivity, males have been observed to be very protective of their offspring, more than the females of their own species, or males of other cat species.

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