page_title: Japanese Bobtail
section_title: Breeding and genetics
hierarchical_section_title: Japanese Bobtail / Breeding and genetics
caption_attribution_description: English: Bobbed tail belonging to a Japanese Bobtail cat. This tail's owner is a female Japanese Bobtail Shorthair CH Luomiko von der Bäderstadt [JBT] female EX1 CAP (Source ).
context_page_description: The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of domestic cat with an unusual bobtail more closely resembling the tail of a rabbit than that of other cats. The variety is native to Japan and Southeast Asia, though it is now found throughout the world. The breed has been known in Japan for centuries, and it frequently appears in traditional folklore and art.
  As in most other breeds, Japanese Bobtails may have almost any color. Predominantly-white calicoes are especially favored by the Japanese and by cat fanciers, and strongly represented in folklore, though other colorations are also accepted by breed standards.
caption: A specimen's bobbed tail
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