''Cats 101'' is a television series about cats that aired on

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Plot

''Cats 101'' features different cat breeds per episode, discussed by experts, ranging from

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s to animal trainers. The show presents facts, origins, and descriptions of the breeds, with comments from cat owners.

Breeds featured

Season 1

American Shorthair The American Shorthair (ASH) is a breed of domestic cat believed to be descended from European cats brought to North America by early settlers to protect valuable cargo from mice and rats. According to the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), it w ...

Egyptian Mau The Egyptian Mau is a small to medium-sized, short to medium-haired List of cat breeds, cat breed. They are one of the few naturally spotted breeds of domesticated cat. The spots of the Mau occur on only the tips of the hairs of its coat. It is co ...

* Himalayan *

Maine Coon The Maine Coon is a large Domestication, domesticated breeds of cats, cat breed. One of the oldest natural breeds in North America, the breed originated in the U.S. state of Maine, where it is the official List of U.S. state mammals, state cat ...

Oriental The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term ''Occident'', which refers to the Western world. In English, it is largely a meto ...

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

Ragdoll The Ragdoll is a List of cat breeds, breed of cat with a distinct Point coloration, colorpoint coat and blue eyes. Its Morphology (biology), morphology is large and weighty, and it has a semi-long and silky soft coat. American breeder Ann Baker ...

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* Siamese *

Scottish Fold The Scottish Fold is a distinctive List of cat breeds, breed of Cat, domestic cat characterised by a natural Dominance (genetics), dominant gene mutation associated with osteochondrodysplasia. This genetic anomaly affects cartilage throughout t ...

* Sphynx *

Turkish Angora The Turkish Angora (, 'Ankara cat') is a breed of domestic cat. Turkish Angoras are one of the ancient, natural breeds of cat, having originated in central Anatolia ( Ankara Province in modern-day Turkey). The breed has been documented as ear ...

Season 2

* Abyssinian *

American Curl The American Curl is a cat characterised by its unusual ears, which curl back from the face toward the center of the back of the skull. The breed originated in Lakewood, California, due to a spontaneous mutation. History The first American Curl ...

Birman The Birman, also called the "Sacred Cat of Burma", is a domestic cat breed. The Birman is a long-haired, colour-pointed cat distinguished by a silky coat, deep blue eyes, and contrasting white "gloves" on each paw. The breed name is derive ...

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* Burmese *

Colorpoint Shorthair The Colorpoint Shorthair or Colourpoint Shorthair is a variety of Siamese cat. The only major registries to recognise them are the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) and the World Cat Federation (WCF). This breed was established from breeding A ...

Cornish Rex The Cornish Rex is a cat breed, breed of domestic cat. The Cornish Rex only has down hair. Most breeds of cat have three different types of hair in their coats: the outer fur or "guard hairs", a middle layer called the "awn hair"; and the down ha ...

* Exotic * Havana Brown *

Japanese Bobtail The is a breed of domestic cat with an unusual bobtail more closely resembling the tail of a rabbit than that of other cats. The breed was first developed in Japan, and registered officially in the 1960s. The breed has been known in Japan for c ...

* Manx * Ocicat * Norwegian Forest Cat *

Russian Blue The Russian Blue cat (), commonly referred to as just Russian Blue, is a pedigreed cat breed with solid blue colours that vary from a light shimmering silver to a darker, slate grey. The short, dense coat, which stands out from the body, has b ...

* Selkirk Rex *

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* Singapura * Somali

Season 3

American Bobtail The American Bobtail is an uncommon breed of domestic cat which was developed in the late 1960s. It is most notable for its stubby "bobbed" tail about one-third to one-half the length of a normal cat's tail. This is the result of a cat body type ...

* Australian Mist * Balinese * Bambino *

Bengal Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Benga ...

British Shorthair The British Shorthair is the Purebred, pedigree version of the traditional British Domestic cat (landrace), domestic cat, with a distinctively stocky body, thick Fur, coat, and broad face. The most familiar colour variant is the "British Blue", wi ...

* Chartreux * Cheetoh *

Devon Rex The Devon Rex is a tall-eared, short-haired breed of cat that emerged in England during the late 1950s. The breed is known for its atypical appearance, with an oddly shaped head, large eyes, and the short and wavy coat. History Origin Beryl Co ...

* Domestic House Cat * Domestic Longhair *

Domestic Shorthair A moggy is any cat which has not been intentionally bred. Moggies lack a consistent appearance unlike purebred cats that are selectively bred for appearance conforming to a standard. In contexts where cats need to be registered—such as in v ...

Korat The Korat cat (, ) is a silver-tipped blue-grey, short-haired Cat breed, breed of Cat, domestic cat with a small to medium build and a low percentage of Adipose tissue, body fat. Its body is semi-cobby, and unusually heavy for its size. It is an ...

* LaPerm * Munchkin * Napoleon (Minuet) * Nebelung * Pixie-Bob *

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* Tonkinese * Toyger *

Turkish Van The Turkish Van is a semi-long-haired, standardised breed of domestic cat, which was developed in the United Kingdom from a selection of cats obtained from various cities of modern Turkey, especially southeast Turkey. The breed is rare, This s ...

Season 4

* Aegean *

American Wirehair The American Wirehair is a breed of domestic cat originating in upstate New York, which is characterized by its wiry fur and crinkly whiskers caused by a genetic mutation. , though the breed is well-known, it is ranked as the rarest of the 41 Cat ...

* Arabian Mau *

Burmilla The Burmilla (a portmanteau of Burmese cat, Burm-ese and Persian cat, Chinch-illa ) is a List of cat breeds, breed of domestic cat, that originated in the United Kingdom in 1981. It is a cross between the Chinchilla Persian and Burmese (cat), B ...

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* Chausie * Donskoy * Chinese Li Hua * Dwelf * European Shorthair * Highlander * Javanese * Khao Manee * Kurilian Bobtail * Lambkin * Minskin * Oriental Bicolor *

Peterbald The Peterbald is a hairless cat breed of Russian origin. It was created in St. Petersburg in 1994 from an experimental cross of a Don Sphynx and an Oriental Shorthair. They have an Oriental build with a dominant hair-losing gene. The b ...

* Skookum *

Sokoke The Sokoke (or Sokoke Forest Cat in long form, and formerly the African Shorthair) is natural breed of domestic cat, developed and standardised, beginning in the late 1970s, from the feral ''khadzonzo'' landrace of eastern, coastal Kenya. The Sok ...

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, id=1538039, title=Cats 101 Animal Planet original programming 2000s American documentary television series 2010s American documentary television series 2009 American television series debuts 2012 American television series endings Television series about cats