Manx Cat

The Manx cat is a domestic cat (Felis catus) breed that originated on the Isle of Man and has a naturally occurring mutation that shortens the tail. Many Manx cats have a stub of a tail, but Manx cats are most recognized for being fully tailless; this is the breed's greatest defining feature, along with lengthened hind legs and a rounded skull. Manx cats occur in a variety of coat colors and patterns, while all-white individuals are uncommon, and the original stock's coat range was more limited. Long-haired varieties, known as Cymrics, are sometimes regarded a different breed.

Manx are recognized as expert hunters, and as such, they are frequently sought after by farmers with rodent issues, as well as being a favoured ship's cat breed. They are described as gregarious, gentle, and energetic. Stubbin or rumpy is an old local word for the cats on their native island. Since the 1800s, Manx cats have been shown at cat exhibitions, with the first documented breed standard issued in 1903. Although tail suppression is not the only distinguishing trait of the breed, the absence of a tail to having a tail of any length between the two extremes is the main identifying feature of the Manx cat. This is a naturally occurring cat body-type spine mutation generated by a dominant gene.