{"id":6340,"date":"2024-03-06T05:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6340"},"modified":"2024-03-06T05:24:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:24:02","slug":"paws-up-for-wednesday-whats-new-under-the-cats-paw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6340","title":{"rendered":"Paws Up for Wednesday \u2013 What\u2019s New Under the Cat\u2019s Paw?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/catbeer-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/catbeer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/catbeer-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/catbeer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/catbeer-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/catbeer.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Most of us adore cats\u2014all cats, any cat no matter their background. I don\u2019t know about you, but I love meeting up with new cats and seeing cat antics on the Internet. Cats are all catlike, yet they come in so many different shapes, colors, styles, and personalities. While I don\u2019t buy cats from breeders, I\u2019m always curious about new and unique breeds of cat. I imagine you are, too. So here\u2019s a rundown on some I discovered (or revisited) this <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/catbengalneighbor-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/catbengalneighbor-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/catbengalneighbor-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/catbengalneighbor.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>week. You can see 15 of them displayed at this site. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/breeds\/newest-cat-breeds\">https:\/\/www.catster.com\/breeds\/newest-cat-breeds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few that grabbed my attention: The Highlander is an experimental breed\u2014a cross between a Desert Lynx and a Jungle Curl. These cats have a wild look about them with curled ears and a bob tail and wild markings in a variety of shades and coat patterns.<\/p>\n<p>The Aphrodite or Cyprus is an interesting breed, occurring naturally and can be traced back to over 10,000 years. So these cats have come from a feral population of cats. I found it interesting that their coloring and markings vary<\/p>\n<p>Some of these cats are considered Aphrodite Giants and they can reach weights of 11 to 18 pounds for females and as much as 24 pounds for males.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy knowing about some of the most rare and unique cats around, do as I did and initiate a search to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us adore cats\u2014all cats, any cat no matter their background. I don\u2019t know about you, but I love meeting up with new cats and seeing cat antics on the Internet. Cats are all catlike, yet they come in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6340\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6341,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6340\/revisions\/6341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}