مانكس (قط)

مانكس Manx
بلد الأصل
	جزيرة مان (تابعة للتاج)
أسماء تدليل شائعة
	Cabbit
معيار السلالة
جمعية مربي القطط	: المعيار
جمعية القطط العالمية	: المعيار
الجمعية الأمريكية للمتحمسين للقطط	: المعيار
الجمعية الأمريكية لمربي القطط	: المعيار
جمعية القطط الكندية	: المعيار

المانكس Manx (بالمانكس: Kayt Manninagh أوStubbin) هي سلالة قطط ذات تحور وقع طبيعياً للعمود الفقري. هذا التحور جعل الذيل قصيراً, resulting in a range of tail lengths from normal to tailless. Many Manx have a small 'stub' of a tail, but Manx cats are best known as being entirely tailless; the distinguishing characteristic of the breed and a cat body type genetic mutation. Some Manx cats resemble rabbits because of their long hind legs and often short tail, which has resulted in many being called Cabbits, a portmanteau of rabbit and cat.

The Manx are said to be skilled hunters, known to take down larger prey even when they are young. It is not uncommon to find a Manx with a squirrel or an opossum which are much larger than itself. They are often sought by farmers with rodent problems.

الأصل

The Manx breed originated before the 1700s on the Isle of Man (hence the name), where they are common. They are called stubbin in the Manx language. Tail-less cats were common on the island as long as three hundred years ago. The tail-lessness arises from a genetic mutation that became common on the island (an example of the Founder effect).