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Toyger Cats

Readers are introduced to Designer Cats which are trendy cats that look like a wildcat but have a domestic cat’s personality.  The Toyger is bred to look like a small version of the Asian tiger, even though it has no tiger blood.  As a hybrid, the Toyger is a cross between a domestic shorthair tabby cat and  a Bengal cat.  The process of breeding these cats to take on the facial markings and tiger patterns is discussed, as well as their behavior as pets, and how to care for them.  Oddly enough, there was no mention of how the name “Toyger” came to be.  I discovered from another online source that, due to the fact that this new domestic designer cat’s coat was reminiscent of a tiger’s, it was called a Toy Tiger, and shortened to “Toyger.”  Not all kids would have inferred that on their own.  I think kids would be quite interested in this whole series which includes Chausie Cats, Safari Cats, Bengal Cats, Pixiebob Cats, and Savannah Cats.  Back Matter includes Glossary of bolded words, Index and Web Sites.  “Web Sites” instructs the reader to learn more about toyger cats at  www.abdopublishing.com, however, when I visited the site, I could not find any information about toyger cats.