Japanese Bobtail

Japanese Bobtail
Female Japanese Bobtail
Origin	Japan
Breed standards
CFA	standard
FIFe	standard
TICA	standard
CCA-AFC	standard
Domestic cat (Felis catus)

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 breed was first developed in Japan, and registered officially in the 1960s.^[1] The breed has been known in Japan for centuries, and it frequently appears in traditional folklore and art. Japanese Bobtails are believed to be derived from domestic and feral populations of kinked-tailed cats widespread throughout Southeast Asia and southern China.

As in most other breeds, Japanese Bobtails may have almost any color (or colors, arranged in any number of patterns). Predominantly-white calicoes are especially favored by the Japanese and by cat fanciers,^{[citation needed]} and strongly represented in folklore, though other colorations are also accepted by breed standards.