Scottish Fold Longhair

The Scottish Fold is a domestic cat breed that has a natural dominant gene mutation that affects cartilage throughout the body, causing the ears to "fold", folding forward and down towards the front of the head, giving the cat an "owl-like" look. Scottish Fold received the breed's name in 1966, after being known as lop-eared or lops after the lop-eared rabbit. Longhaired Scottish Folds are variously known as Highland Fold, Scottish Fold Longhair, Longhair Fold, and Coupari, depending on registries.

Scottish Straights are Scottish Fold kittens who do not acquire folded ears. Originally, cats had just one fold in their ears, but through selective breeding, breeders have enlarged the fold to a double or triple fold, causing the ear to rest completely flat on the skull. The Fold's entire body shape is rounded, especially the head and face, and the eyes are huge and spherical. The cat's nose is small and gently curved, and its body is well-rounded with a padded appearance and medium-to-short legs. The top of the skull is domed, and the neck is relatively short. The Scottish Fold has a "sweet look" thanks to its widely separated eyes. The ears of the Scottish Fold are folded, thus the name.