History of the Savannah Cat
The first breeding known occurred in the early 80s, by Judy (or Judee) Frank Judy Frank, and female Bengal breeder in Pennsylvania. In the beginning of the 1990s, Patrick Kelley, founder of Savannahcat.com, enlisted Joyce Sroufe to help him to develop the breed, with Kelley with offspring from that very first cross. Their efforts have been successful, as was the efforts they made to persuade the International Cat Association to accept the new breed. While the savannah cat may be an extremely new breed, it's spread with a vengeance. There are already hundreds of breeders from savannah across North America and Europe with more than 60 breeders around the world. Registry organizations that recognize the savannah cat, for example those of the International Cat Association and The International Progressive Cat Breeders' Association. The nomenclature and genetics of Savannah cats reveal how many generations a cat has away from its parent. Males are not fertile until the six...