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Evidently owning a large exotic cat is a dream of some people, thus the work some breeders have done to create what you might call mini-jungle cats. Take the Toyger, for example.\u00a0 It was developed by first crossing a Bengal with a street cat from India that happened to have the right type of markings.<\/p>\n
The Bengal, as you may know, is basically a cross between an Asian leopard cat and a black domestic cat (probably the Mau–an Egyptian breed of the domestic cat).<\/p>\n
According to experts, all house cats have tiger DNA, and the Toyger has no more than the ordinary domestic cat, but it sure looks like a tiny tiger. The story behind these exotics is interesting. And it\u2019s possible to own one if you have around $5,000 to spend.<\/p>\n
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