Hairless Sphynx Cats are Canadian

You either adore or detest the hairless sphynx cat. Even so, they might take some getting used to. You would assume they are Egyptian cats given their lack of fur and namesake, the Sphynx from Egypt, one of history's most recognizable images. It makes sense that a cat with no ability to stay warm would have come from a scorching, desert region. The contrary is, in fact, the case.

Toronto, Canada, is where sphynx cats first appeared. The complete antithesis of Egypt might be this. The first Sphinx in history was a tiny Canadian kitten named Prune who was born among a litter of ordinary-looking, fully-haired kittens.

Because cat breeding can be strange at times, a breeder who recognized the hairlessness as an indication of a recessive gene ultimately bred the little guy with his own mother. Even more kittens without hair were the outcome. The possibility of breeding the cats made them appealing, and a new breed was created to help those with cat allergies.