The Savannah is a domestic hybrid cat breed. It is a cross between a serval and a domestic cat. (31 Pics)

The Savannah is a domestic hybrid cat breed. It is a cross between a serval and a domestic cat.

A Savannah cat is a cross between a domestic cat and the serval, a medium-sized, large-eared wild African cat. The unusual cross became popular among breeders at the end of the 1990s, and in 2001 the International Cat Association accepted it as a new registered breed. In May 2012, TICA accepted it as a championship breed.

Bengal breeder Judee Frank crossbred a male serval, belonging to Suzi Woods, with a Siamese (domestic cat) to produce the first Savannah cat (named Savannah) on April 7, 1986.^[1] Frank’s Savannah attracted the interest of Patrick Kelley, who purchased one of Savannah's kittens in 1989.^[2] Kelley was one of the first enthusiasts who worked towards establishing a new domestic breed based on a serval/domestic cat cross. He approached many serval breeders to help in the development of this new breed, and finally garnered the help of breeder Joyce Sroufe to work with him in taking the steps needed to have the new breed recognized.

As Savannahs are produced by crossbreeding servals and domestic cats, each generation of Savannahs is marked with a filial number. For example, the cats produced directly from a serval/domestic cat cross are the F1 generation, and they are 50% serval.

F1 generation Savannahs are very difficult to produce, due to the significant difference in gestation periods between the serval and a domestic cat (75 days for a serval and 65 days for a domestic cat), and sex chromosomes. Pregnancies are often absorbed or aborted, or kittens are born prematurely. Also, servals can be very picky in choosing mates, and often will not mate with a domestic cat.

From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_%28cat%29

The strange Lykoi Cat. The Feline Mutant. (32 Pics)

The Lykoi Cat is a natural mutation from a domestic shorthair that has the appearance of a werewolf. The mutation has occurred in other cats, but to date, no reports of anyone starting a breed have been made. Our founding cats come from two unrelated litters. The first litter was presented to Patti Thomas as a possible Sphynx mutation (which was later disproved with DNA testing). This litter was born around July 2010. The mother was a black domestic shorthair. Upon receiving the kittens (a brother, sister, and the mother), DNA testing for the Sphynx/Devon gene was performed and it was found that they did not carry this gene.  Johnny and Brittney were contacted by Patti through a mutual friend (Cheryl Kerr). We were immediately fascinated by the appearance of these cats. We were very excited to become involved with learning more about these cats and made arrangements to go and pick up the kittens and their mother so further testing could be done. Since we live in different regions of the United States this was a bit of an adventure, but the kitties were great travelers! Soon after Brittney responded to an advertisement that had been sent to her by Cheryl Kerr about another set of similar appearing cats. When she arrived to pick them up she could immediately  tell that these two siblings had the same gene as the first pair we had gotten. We see the second set of siblings as a blessing from God, and after genetic testing and health evaluation, they were added to the program to increase the number of cats in the gene pool (these two were born approx. September 2010). The name "Lykoi Cat" roughly means "Wolf Cat" in greek....a very fitting name for these guys! 

Source: http://lykoicat.com/history.html