Editing American Bobtail (section)

== History ==
Urban legend says that Bobtails are the result of a cross breeding between a domestic [[tabby cat]] and a wild [[bobcat]].  The unusual tail is actually the result of a random spontaneous genetic mutation within the domestic cat population, and may be related to the [[Manx (cat)|Manx]] gene, which is also dominant.<ref name="catprofile" /> Yodie, a short-tailed brown tabby male, was mated with a [[Point coloration|seal-point]] [[Siamese (cat)|Siamese]] female to create the American Bobtail's original bloodline. Most of the early bloodlines have died out.<ref name="catprofile" />

This cat's original appearance genetics were modified in the breed to form a new and improved strain which comes in essentially all colors and coat types.  The breed was first recognized by [[The International Cat Association]] (TICA, US-based), in 1989.  The breed has been accepted for championship competition by TICA, the [[Cat Fanciers' Association]] (CFA, also US-based)<ref name="CFA std">{{cite web |url=http://www.cfainc.org/Portals/0/documents/breeds/standards/american-bobtail.pdf |title=American Bobtail Show Standard |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 28, 2013 |publisher=[[Cat Fanciers' Association]] (CFA) |location=Alliance, Ohio, US |accessdate=12 September 2014 |archivedate=25 April 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425060825/http://www.cfainc.org/Portals/0/documents/breeds/standards/american-bobtail.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the [[American Cat Fanciers Association]] (ACFA).<ref name="ACFA-ABL">{{cite web|url=http://www.acfacat.com/Breed%20Standards/AM%20BOBTAIL%20LH.pdf |title=American Bobtail Longhair |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 2007 |work=ACFACat.org |publisher=[[American Cat Fanciers Association]] (ACFA) |location=Nixa, Missouri, US |accessdate=12 September 2014 |archivedate=May 31, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531234533/http://www.acfacat.com/Breed%20Standards/AM%20BOBTAIL%20LH.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ACFA-ABS">{{cite web|url=http://www.acfacat.com/Breed%20Standards/AM%20BOBTAIL%20SH.pdf |title=American Bobtail Shorthair |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 2007 |work=ACFACat.org |accessdate=12 September 2014 |archivedate=June 1, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601024515/http://www.acfacat.com/Breed%20Standards/AM%20BOBTAIL%20SH.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The breed is technically also sanctioned in the [[Cat Aficionado Association]] (CAA) of China, by virtue of the CAA having adopted all of ACFA's breed standards; it is unknown if any specimens are actually in China.  The breed is "recognized" (as existing), as both American Bobtail Longhair and American Bobtail Shorthair, in the Germany-based [[World Cat Federation]] (WCF),<ref name="WCF recognized">{{Cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 1, 2009 |title=Recognized and Admitted Breeds in the WCF |url=http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/rassen.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215022120/http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/rassen.html |archivedate=February 15, 2013 |accessdate=12 September 2014 |work=WCF-Online.de |publisher=World Cat Federation (WCF) |location=Essen, Germany}} [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] version: [http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/library/list_of_breeds_en.pdf].</ref> but is not "accepted" for competition<ref name="WCF recognized" /> and has no WCF breed standard.<ref name="WCF no std">{{cite web |url=http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/ |title=Standard |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 2013 |work=WCF-Online.de |accessdate=12 September 2014 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140327/http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/ |url-status=dead }} The specific sections for each competitive division do not include this breed in any of them:  [http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/langhaar.html long-haired] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020230420/http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/langhaar.html |date=2021-10-20 }}, [http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/halblanghaar.html semi-long-haired] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023012017/http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/halblanghaar.html |date=2021-10-23 }}, [http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/kurzhaar.html short-haired] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023024704/http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/kurzhaar.html |date=2021-10-23 }} and [http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/siam.html Siamese & oriental] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023004930/http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/siam.html |date=2021-10-23 }}.</ref>